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Garden People : The Photographs of Valerie Finnis by Ursula Buchan (2007, Hardcover)

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They and many other dedicated gardeners are captured here by the discerning eye of Valerie Finniswith just the gentlest touch of humorin her photographic portraits. 200 illustrations, 100 in color.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500513538

ISBN-139780500513538

eBay Product ID (ePID)57271276

Product Key Features

Book TitleGarden People : the Photographs of Valerie Finnis

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicRegional / General, General

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreGardening

AuthorUrsula Buchan

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight20 oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal635.0942

SynopsisThis photographic record of the postwar English gardening scene by one of the people at its epicentre will be devoured by anyone with a love of British gardens or horticulture in general., Roald Dahl and his family in their garden at Great Missenden; Nancy Lancaster, society hostess and interior designer, sporting an elegant straw sombrero and snipping delicately at her roses;Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst these and many other dedicated gardeners are captured here by the discerning eye of Valerie Finnis. This photographic record of the postwar English gardening scene by one of the people at its epicentre will be devoured by anyone with a love of British gardens or horticulture in general., A charming photographic record of the English gardening scene by one of the best-known figures in postwar British horticulture. Nancy Lancaster, society hostess and interior designer, sports an elegant straw sombrero and snips delicately at her roses, while Mr. Shepherd, her gardener, wields his shears and neatly clips the topiary at her house, Haseley Court. They and many other dedicated gardeners are captured here by the discerning eye of Valerie Finnis--with just the gentlest touch of humor--in her photographic portraits. A well-known and well-loved figure in postwar British gardening, Finnis was also a talented photographer. With great skill and verve, she took photographs of gardeners, gardens, and plants from the mid-1950s on, using a Rolleiflex camera that had been given to her by a friend. Together with her husband, Lord David Scott, Finnis traveled through Great Britain, meeting the famous--Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst, Lady Birley at Charleston Manor, Roald Dahl and his family at Great Missenden--as well as less-known gardeners, nurserymen, plant enthusiasts, designers, and artists. All are seen at home in their gardens, weeding, inspecting, watering, and standing proudly by their plants, wearing the fashions of the day, epitomizing life and society in the second half of the twentieth century. 200 illustrations, 100 in color.

LC Classification NumberSB455