Charles J. Stick and His Gardens

Charles J. Stick and His Gardens

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A fascinating biographical monograph of Charles J. Stick, the Virginiabased landscape architect renowned for his historically and culturally based gardens filled with luxuriant bloomsCharles Stick lives and works in the Piedmont region of Virginia, a land of rolling hills and dramatic vistas filled with echoes of the early history of America. Stick draws on all of this in his designs, which refer back to the classical designs of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello and the University of Virginia.Stick focuses on residential gardens, drawing on the principles of Palladio, Charles A. Platt, and Russell Page to connect the architecture to the land and develop enticing pathways between the formal planting and the landscape beyond.This new book is the first to explore and bring together four major estatesCrab Tree Farm on the North Shore of Chicago, Illinois; Mount Sharon near Charlottesville, Virginia; Sleepy Cat Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut; and Waverley, a previously unpublished farm in Central Virginiaoffering new insights into the design process and the intimacy of his client relationships. Ten featured smaller gardens also demonstrate the breadth of Sticks creative response to topography and climate.The books glamorous package includes lush garden imagery from noted photographers, including Roger Foley and T.S. Elliott, together with Sticks elegant pencil renderings and plans. Featuring gardens in prominent communities across the United States, including Isleboro, Greenwich, Southampton, Jupiter Island, Winnetka, and Dallas, as well as Sticks home base in Virginia, and firstperson commentary from Stick giving a unique personal dimension to the work, this volume is perfect for all garden enthusiasts and horticulturalists.

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