Overview

Every year, the world's most innovative garden and landscape designers are invited to the grounds of Chaumont, the famous chateau in the Loire Valley some 125 miles from Paris. Here they create an array of brilliant new gardens, which are on display from May through the summer. The varied and contrasting choice of gardens is arranged by themes which: explore global influences; the specific role of plants; outdoor art; representing time and change; the rapport between gardens and landscapes; and creations of wit and whimsy. In this book, commentaries explore the themes behind the gardens, their impact on designers and the public's reaction to and interaction with these experimental ideas. Plant lists and plans provide practical support for those interested in adapting the ideas or re-creating their own gardens. This volume includes works by an international selection of rising designers from Japan to the Netherlands, as well as world-famous artists such as Louis Benech, Judy and David Drew, Lynden B. Miller, Fernando Caruncho, Peter Latz, Adriaan Geuze and the Italian Land I Agency.

Full Product Details

9780500511336

Table of Contents

Reviews

Chaumont. The cutting-edge of garden design set amongst the formal gardens and parterres of the chateaux in the Loire valley. Controversial, outrageous, this is THE showcase for today's contemporary garden designers. The bizarre and the quirky, the natural and organic, the traditional and the downright outrageous; all set against the backdrop of the beautiful, stately chateau of Chaumont-sur-Loire. Founded in 1992, it has surpassed the hopes and aspirations of its founder Jean-Paul Pigeat and its many supporters, stunning the horticultural world each year with the talent and imagination of up-and-coming designers. An eclectic mix of styles, all the gardens focus on nature for their inspiration but the ideas that emanate then display the variety and range of vibrant art and design styles within the gardening world today. This fabulously produced book features a selection of over 36 designs, explaining the thought and concept of each. Lavishly illustrated, it should draw the reader across the Channel to visit for themselves this extraordinary annual festival which is sure to continue for many more years to come, each year providing an inspirational stepping stone to the next. - Lucy Watson

Author Information

Louisa Jones is the author of numerous books on gardens, including Kitchen Gardens of France, The French Country Garden and Gardens of Provence.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available