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Veld The Gardens and Landscapes of Patrick Watson Box Edition

ISBN 
9781779890474
Format 
Boxed Set/Slipcased
Recommended Price 
R2 000.00
Published 
July 2024
About the book: 
Patrick Watson  is currently South Africa’s most innovative and versatile landscape architect. Known for designing extensive mega-sites, such as Sun City and an entire Indian Ocean Island, he is also the creator of exquisite small home gardens and quiet spaces for reflection, such as at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. A highly sought-after designer, he has created over 200 gardens in Africa and many others elsewhere.
 
He seldom works from carefully drawn plans, instead combining artistic intuition with extensive botanical knowledge and a deep concern for the conservation and restoration of nature. His projects are creative, fresh with inspiration, and often bold, and he uses mostly indigenous plants, colours, landforms and space to create visual and emotional experiences.
 
Covering 23 gardens and landscapes, and richly supported by exquisite photographs and specially commissioned artworks, this special limited boxed edition of  Veld  is a beautiful tribute to a remarkable talent and visionary whose work is deeply informed by nature. It recognises and celebrates the combination of knowledge, skill and instinct that make up the man, and the radical influence he has had on his profession, and the landscapes he has restored.

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