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| ⚫ | '''Roger Turner''' is a British [[garden design]]er and writer of [[gardening]]-related [[non-fiction]] books. He trained as an architect, and now practises as a [[garden designer]] in [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name=symposium>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=20070129&id=LpNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2249,6121712 "Davidson Symposium to tackle growing problems"], Farm & Garden, ''[[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)|The Times-News]]'', 29 January 2007, p. 6C.</ref> He lectures widely on garden subjects, and is the author of several gardening books. |
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| ⚫ | Turner has given talks in the UK, Ireland and the US on a wide range of gardening subjects, specialising in perennials of all kinds, garden design and garden history. He trained as an architect and now works as a [[landscape design]]er. He is a knowledgeable [[plantsman]], active in the Hardy Plant Society, and a founding member of the Gloucestershire group of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens.<ref name=symposium/> |
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Author of the monograph Euphorbias, Roger Turner's earlier books include Better Garden Design and Capability Brown. He contributes to a number of journals and magazines including Hortus and The English Garden. He designed an award-winning garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1983, and two gardens and pavilions at the Garden Festival in South Wales in 1992. Roger Turner travels widely and has lectured in the USA, Ireland and throughout the UK. |
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Turner's books include the monograph ''Euphorbias''<ref>Tony P. Wrenn, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=20041205&id=RPAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nQgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4669,1188540 "Talking to my friends in the garden"], In a Virginia Garden, ''[[The Free Lance–Star]]'', 5 December 2004, p. 16.</ref> and previously ''Better Garden Design'' and ''Capability Brown''.<ref>John Weyers, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19851025&id=bvc9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4863,7030681 "Master of Landscaping": ''Capability Brown'', by Roger Turner"], ''[[The Glasgow Herald]]'', October 26, 1985, p. 11.</ref> He contributes to a number of journals and magazines including ''Hortus'' and ''The English Garden''. His garden design for the 1983 [[Chelsea Flower Show]] won the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' contest and then won an award,<ref>[http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/grasroots/11242947.MICKLETON_GARDENING_CLUB/ "Mickleton Gardening Club"], ''[[Evesham Journal]]'', 29 May 2014.</ref> and he designed two gardens and pavilions at the Garden Festival in South Wales in 1992. |
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* ''Capability Brown and the Eighteenth Century English Landscape'', Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
* ''Capability Brown and the Eighteenth Century English Landscape'', London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; New York: Rizzoli, 1985. {{ISBN|0-8478-0643-X}}. 2nd ed. Chichester: Phillimore, 1999. {{ISBN|9781860771149}} |
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* ''Capability Brown and the Eighteenth Century English Landscape'', 2nd (revised) ed. Phillimore, Chichester, England, 1999 |
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* ''Euphorbias — A Gardeners' Guide'', London: Batsford, 1995. {{ISBN|0-88192-330-3}} Paperback ed. 1998. {{ISBN|0-88192-419-9}} |
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* ''Design in the Plant Collector's Garden'', Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2005. {{ISBN|0-88192-690-6}} |
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* ''Design in the Plant Collector's Garden'', Timber Press, Portland, USA, 2005 ISBN 0-88192-690-6 |
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* [http://www.blogger.com/profile/14649404553790685636 Roger Turner on Blogger] |
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* [http://www.timberpress.co.uk/speakers/turner-roger Roger Turner on Timberpress] |
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Roger Turner is a British garden designer and writer of gardening-related non-fiction books. He trained as an architect, and now practises as a garden designer in Gloucestershire.[1] He lectures widely on garden subjects, and is the author of several gardening books.
Turner has given talks in the UK, Ireland and the US on a wide range of gardening subjects, specialising in perennials of all kinds, garden design and garden history. He trained as an architect and now works as a landscape designer. He is a knowledgeable plantsman, active in the Hardy Plant Society, and a founding member of the Gloucestershire group of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens.[1]
Turner's books include the monograph Euphorbias[2] and previously Better Garden Design and Capability Brown.[3] He contributes to a number of journals and magazines including Hortus and The English Garden. His garden design for the 1983 Chelsea Flower Show won the Sunday Times contest and then won an award,[4] and he designed two gardens and pavilions at the Garden Festival in South Wales in 1992.
Bibliography
[edit]- Capability Brown and the Eighteenth Century English Landscape, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; New York: Rizzoli, 1985. ISBN 0-8478-0643-X. 2nd ed. Chichester: Phillimore, 1999. ISBN 9781860771149
- Better Garden Design, London: Dent, 1986. ISBN 0-460-04703-5
- Euphorbias — A Gardeners' Guide, London: Batsford, 1995. ISBN 0-88192-330-3 Paperback ed. 1998. ISBN 0-88192-419-9
- Design in the Plant Collector's Garden, Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2005. ISBN 0-88192-690-6
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Davidson Symposium to tackle growing problems", Farm & Garden, The Times-News, 29 January 2007, p. 6C.
- ^ Tony P. Wrenn, "Talking to my friends in the garden", In a Virginia Garden, The Free Lance–Star, 5 December 2004, p. 16.
- ^ John Weyers, "Master of Landscaping": Capability Brown, by Roger Turner", The Glasgow Herald, October 26, 1985, p. 11.
- ^ "Mickleton Gardening Club", Evesham Journal, 29 May 2014.
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