Gordon Ford
Gordon Ford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1999 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Architect |
Gordon Ford (1918–1999) created ruggedly beautiful gardens in a distinctly Australian style.[1]
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 Eltham architect, Alistair Knox.[3] He trained as a landscape gardener with Ellis Stones. [4]
In the last years of his life he, in turn, trained landscape designer, Sam Cox.[5]
Books
- Gordon Ford: The Natural Australian Garden, Gordon & Gwen Ford[6] (Bloomings Books)
- Australian Garden Design, Ellis Stones (Macmillan)
- Capability Brown, Dorothy Shroud (Faber)
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Woodhouse, Fay. "Knox, Alistair Samuel (1912–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 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.