As products of natural processes, gardens seem timeless. As designed
spaces, however, gardens are historical expressions of changing tastes
and styles. This course will provide a broad overview of the history of
garden and landscape design from its beginnings to recent developments
in environmental and sustainable design. The goal of the course will be
to provide students with an historical grounding for their own work as
gardeners by introducing them to a wide range of design types and
styles.
Recommended Survey Texts
Goode, Patrick, Michael Lancaster, Geoffrey Jellicoe, and Susan Jellicoe, eds. The Oxford Companion to Gardens. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Hobhouse, Penelope. Plants in Garden History. London: Pavilion Books Unlimited, 1997.
Moore, Charles, William J. Mitchell, and William Jr. Turnbull, eds. The Poetics of Gardens. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1993.
Rogers, Elizabeth Barlow. Landscape Design: A Cultural and Architectural History. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001.
Spirn, Anne Whiston. The Language of Landscape. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.
Thacker, Christopher. The History of Gardens. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979.
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