LANDSCAPE HERITAGE AND GARDEN DESIGN
Clare Cora Ann Burgess, landscape architect
Monday 27–Wednesday 29 January 5.00 pm COURSE FEES R330; Staff and students R165
This course is dedicated to Dr Gwen Fagan, an award-winning gardener, historical researcher, landscape designer and doyenne of gardening in South Africa. She has restored and planted numerous well-known gardens including at Tuynhuys, Boschendal, Rust en Vreugd Museum, Klein Constantia, Welgelegen and Leeuwenhof. Join us in celebrating the life of Dr Gwen Fagan, who turned 100 in 2024.
This illustrated course is an introduction to both the history of landscape design and gardens, focusing on the practicalities of working with nature to create places of harmony, recreation and sustainable development. It will explore and uncover the influences and inspirations for garden design throughout the centuries, from ancient Persia to modern Prairie gardens.
Participants will experience what it is like to travel with a landscape architect on a journey around the world to visit famous garden events, landscapes and world heritage sites. It will include some examples of maps, plans, plants and details, but the focus will be the overall impression that is created by designers when working with nature in an environmentally sustainable way.
Lecture titles
- Ancient garden design influences: Persia, Egypt and China
- European and colonial heritage: plants and collectors
- Modern inspiration and garden design events
Recommended reading
Don, M. 2008. Around the world in 80 gardens. London: Orion Publishing Group.
Gavin, D. and Conran, T. 2009. Planting: The planting design book for the 21st century. London: Conrad Books.
Hobhouse, P. 1992. Plants in garden history. London: Pavilion Books Ltd. McHarg, I.L. 1969. Design with nature. New York: Wiley.
Pakenham, T. 2019. Meetings with remarkable trees. London: Orion Publishing Group.
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