Gordon Ford (1918–1999) was an Australian landscape designer who created rugged gardens which were noted to be of a distinctly Australian style.[1]
Gordon Ford
Born
1918
Died
1999
Nationality
Australian
Occupation
Architect
After returning from service in New Guinea in WWII, he settled near Montsalvat, where he dug out a site and built a house made out of mud bricks from the clay.[2]
Ford worked closely with British architect Alistair Knox.[3] He trained as a landscape gardener with Ellis Stones.[4]
In the last years of his life he trained landscape designer Sam Cox.[5]
Booksedit
Gordon Ford: The Natural Australian Garden, Gordon & Gwen Ford[6] (Bloomings Books)
Australian Garden Design, Ellis Stones (Macmillan)
Capability Brown, Dorothy Shroud (Faber)
Referencesedit
^Ford, Gordon Ford with Gwen (1999). Gordon Ford : the natural Australian garden. Hawthorn, Vic.: Bloomings Books. ISBN9781876473099. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^Jones, Philip. . Landscape designers. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
^Woodhouse, Fay. Knox, Alistair Samuel (1912–1986). Australian National University. Retrieved 14 May 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^Latreille, Anne (1990). The natural garden : Ellis Stones - his life and work. Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: O'Neil. ISBN0-670-90235-7.
^Cox, Sam. "Portfolio Design Bio". samcoxlandscape. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^Zable, Arnold (30 April 2012). "Gardener the 'beating heart' of Eltham". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
December 15, 2023
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