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 | (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Gwen |
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]
Books edit
- Gordon Ford: The Natural Australian Garden, Gordon & Gwen Ford[6] (Bloomings Books)
- Australian Garden Design, Ellis Stones (Macmillan)
- Capability Brown, Dorothy Shroud (Faber)
References edit
- ^ Ford, Gordon Ford with Gwen (1999). Gordon Ford : the natural Australian garden. Hawthorn, Vic.: Bloomings Books. ISBN 9781876473099. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Jones, Philip. "Gordon Ford". 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 Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Latreille, Anne (1990). The natural garden : Ellis Stones - his life and work. Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: O'Neil. ISBN 0-670-90235-7.
- ^ 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.