Gardens Make Me Laugh: A New Edition

by Professor James Rose

PP.119, B & W Illustrations, Originally Published in 1965

182 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

1/3 of the modernist trio Rose is a quirky mid-century landscape designer committed to the idea of an authentic landscape that both culturally and geographically is by necessity is a product of its surroundings. His musings reflect the admiration for Japanese gardens endemic to the profession as a whole particularly in that era. Unlike his contemporaries Eckbo and Kiley, Rose’s practice was focused almost exclusively on residential design and education, which comes through one pithy anecdote after another in these pages. In general it’s a fun read, and an entertaining glimpse into the mind of one of modernist landscape architecture’s thought leaders. It’s long winded at times, but still pretty relevant nearly 60 years out.

[Margaret]

a classic
borrowed during GDP. never read.
Spring 2012