(Glorious record of what Dr. Roy Strong calls in his Forew...)
Glorious record of what Dr. Roy Strong calls in his Foreword that most purely patriotic of all our art forms, gardening and design, and clebrates, a generation after Vita Sackville-West, a flourishing tradition which has lasted for hundred of years.
(A campaign on behalf of an almost forgotten pleasure of g...)
A campaign on behalf of an almost forgotten pleasure of gardening - the pursuit of fragrance. Tells which plants to cultivate for crisp winter smells and for the sublime nosegays of summer in your home.
Classic Garden Design: How to Adapt and Recreate Garden Features of the Past
(Shows how to adapt knot gardens, water gardens, beds and ...)
Shows how to adapt knot gardens, water gardens, beds and borders, steps and fences, and other garden features from the past into one's own landscaping.
(This is a practical and inspirational guide to creating a...)
This is a practical and inspirational guide to creating a garden that looks and feels good throughout the year, even when the frost bites and plants are enveloped in a mantle of snow. The great plantswoman Rosemary Verey shows how to use space, the patterns created by paths and walls, the shapes of shrubs, the shadows of evergreens and the silhouettes of trunks and twisted branches to make elegant pictures for the months when the garden is stripped of summer foliage and billowing flowers. She also introduces us to a world of brilliant winter colours - the delicate pinks and greens of hellebores, the rich crimson of holly and cotoneaster berries and the bright yellow of aconites and crocus. This is a practical and inspirational guide to creating a garden that looks and feels good throughout the year, even when the frost bites and plants are enveloped in a mantle of snow. The great plantswoman Rosemary Verey shows how to use space, the patterns created by paths and walls, the shapes of shrubs, the shadows of evergreens and the silhouettes of trunks and twisted branches to make elegant pictures for the months when the garden is stripped of summer foliage and billowing flowers. She also introduces us to a world of brilliant winter colours - the delicate pinks and greens of hellebores, the rich crimson of holly and cotoneaster berries and the bright yellow of aconites and crocus.
(A practical reference book covering planting throughout t...)
A practical reference book covering planting throughout the seasons, detailing plant associations, offering guidance for successful planting and utilizing difficult areas of the garden. The author's garden at Barnsley House in Gloucestershire won a "Garden of the Year Award".
(Discusses the plants that make good neighbors, shows how ...)
Discusses the plants that make good neighbors, shows how to work with borders and beds, and gives tips on dealing with special situations such as walls, water, and woodland.
(One of the world's foremost experts on gardening offers h...)
One of the world's foremost experts on gardening offers her first comprehensive manual of gardening skills and design, the culmination of thirty years of experience, including an illustrated tour of her own garden, one of England's most famed.
(A renowned garden writer takes us on a grand tour of the ...)
A renowned garden writer takes us on a grand tour of the world's most intriguing garden hideaways. From New York City and New Hampshire to Germany and the British countryside, all 48 gardens are captured in gorgeous color photos and brought to life with illuminating commentaries by each garden's owner.
(An author of The Art of Planting presents tips on keeping...)
An author of The Art of Planting presents tips on keeping a garden colorful throughout the year, using as examples some famous English gardens, including Powis Castle, Highgrove House, and her own garden at Barnsley House.
Rosemary Verey is a garden designer, lecturer, and author. She was known for her attention to detail and historical perspective and for her inspired use of textures, ornamental vegetables, and a year-round color scheme.
Background
Rosemary Verey was born on December 21, 1918, in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom. She was the youngest of four children and daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Prescott Sandilands of the Royal Marine Light Infantry and his wife Gladys Baird.
Education
Rosemary Verey was educated at Eversley School, Folkestone. She studied economics at University College, London.
Rosemary Verey's first took an interest in plants at the age of 10 when, under the watchful eye of her parents' head gardener, she grew a crop of carrots. But she did not tum her mind to the garden design until she was in her forties, having until then dedicated herself to bringing up her children. Then in 1950, at the suggestion of her husband the architectural historian David Verey, she began to transform their four-acre garden at Barnsley House, a 17th-century rectory near Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Over the next three decades, the garden came to display a singularly satisfying combination of strong period design and intricate cottage garden planting, together with a carefully considered succession of vistas and color schemes.
Rosemary Verey's reputation did not begin to spread widely, however, until 1980, when her first book, The Englishwoman's Garden, became a great success. It took the form of 36 short essays about their gardens by well-known women. The task of drawing these together was originally offered to the Vereys' neighbor, Alvilde Lees-Milne, who recommended Rosemary Verey instead. More than a dozen books followed, among them The Englishman's Garden (1982) and The Garden in Winter (1988). Soon Rosemary Verey was being invited to lecture abroad, especially in America, where she was an immensely effective ambassador for English gardeners. She was also asked to design gardens, both in Britain and on the Continent. Her clients included Princess Michael of Kent, Sir Elton John, and the Prince of Wales.
(Glorious record of what Dr. Roy Strong calls in his Forew...)
1980
Views
Rosemary Verey was a firm believer in the value of discipline in the garden and encouraged her students to learn the Latin names of plants.
Quotations:
"A garden in winter is the absolute test of the true gardener."
"Winter's palette is clear and spare, restrictive enough to curb the excesses of even the most daring gardeners."
"The stillness of the early morning scene enables me to take in and enjoy many things which pass me by during the bustle of the day. First, there are the scents, which seem even more generous with their offerings than they are in the evening."
Interests
horses, hunting, gardening
Connections
In 1939 Rosemary Verey married the architectural historian David Verey. They had four children, Charles, Christopher, Veronica, and Davina. In 1984 her husband died.