The Laskett: The Story of a Garden

Roy C. Strong

Bantam, 2005 - Biography & Autobiography - 251 pages

The Laskett is an intimate history of the garden Roy Strong made with his wife, Julia Trevelyan Oman--the largest formal garden created in the country since 1945. This personal book is the tale of a marriage as much as the tale of a garden, as into the Laskett they etched their own biographies, including many of the people who have crossed their lives and are commemorated within it.

About the author

Sir Roy Strong is well-known as an historian and garden writer, lecturer, critic, columnist and regular contributor to both radio and television. He was Director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1967-73 and of the VandA from 1974-87. In 1980 he was awarded the prestigious Shakespeare Prize by the FVS Foundation of Hamburg in recognition of his contribution to the arts in the UK. He has published a number of highly acclaimed books and his recent publications include THE STORY OF BRITAIN, THE SPIRIT OF BRITAIN, A COUNTRY LIFE, FEAST, CORONATION, THE LASKETT and his own diaries. He lives in Herefordshire.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Laskett: The Story of a Garden
• Author: Roy C. Strong
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Bantam, 2005
• ISBN: 0553815199, 9780553815191
• Length: 251 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Gardening / Garden Design; Gardening / General