Garden Party by Sir Roy Strong
A collection of witty, lucid and intriguing articles on gardens and gardening.
Julia Trevelyan Oman was one of the great film, theatre and television designers of the 20th century. Among the many honours she received during her lifetime were the CBE and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol. She was married to the historian and garden writer Sir Roy Strong. She died in 2003.
SIR ROY STRONG is a well-known historian and garden writer, lecturer, critic and columnist and a regular contributor to television and radio programmes. He was Director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1967 to 1973 and of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1974 to 1987. In 1980 he was awarded the prestigious Shakespeare Prize by the FVS Foundation of Hamburg in recognition of his contribution to the arts in the UK. He has published a number of highly acclaimed books. Sir Roy lives in Hereford, where, with his late wife, Julia Trevelyan Oman, who died in 2003, he designed one of England's largest post-war formal gardens. He now works full-time as a writer and broadcaster.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780711214583 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711214581 |
| Title | Garden Party |
| Author | Sir Roy Strong |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2000-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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