Tom Stuart-Smith
Thomas Richard Stephen Peregrine Stuart-Smith (born 14 February 1960)[1] is an English landscape architect, garden designer and writer. He specialises in making gardens that combine naturalism and modernity.[2]
| Tom Stuart Smith |
|---|
| b.1960 |
| Nationality |
| British |
| Education |
| Radley College[1] / Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (MA)[1] / Manchester University (MLA) / Chartered Landscape Architect |
| Occupation |
| Landscape architect / Garden designer / Writer |
| Website |
| www.tomstuartsmith.co.uk |
Early life and education
The son of High Court judge Sir Murray Stuart-Smith, he was brought up in Hertfordshire on the Serge Hill estate in Bedmond. Four generations of his family have lived at Serge Hill since his grandfather bought the estate in 1927.[3] After earning a degree in Zoology at the University of Cambridge he went on to study at Manchester University in 1982 to develop his research interests in landscape architecture and design.[4] In 1986 Tom renovated a dilapidated barn and its surrounding fields into his new home, creating The Barn Garden at Serge Hill.[5][6] In the summer of 2013, the first ever Festival of Garden Literature in the UK was held at The Barn Garden.[7]
Career
After working with Hal Moggridge and Elizabeth Banks, Stuart-Smith established his own landscape design business in 1998.[4] Since 1984, he has designed a number of large private and public gardens in the English countryside as well as smaller inner city gardens, and numerous overseas projects throughout Europe, India, the USA, and the Caribbean.[8] His most notable work includes Broughton Grange (commissioned by Stephen Hester)[9] in Oxfordshire, Mount St John in Yorkshire,[10] Fort Belvedere[11] in Windsor Great Park, and a new garden at Windsor Castle which was commissioned by the Royal Household to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee.[12] Stuart-Smith was also involved with landscape designer Piet Oudolf in creating a Landscape Masterplan at Trentham Gardens and the recasting of its Italian garden.[13] More recent work includes the two hectare garden around the Bicentenary Glasshouse at Wisley[14] for the Royal Horticultural Society which was opened to the public by The Queen in June 2007.[15] In 2013 Tom worked with Factum Arte to create a unique brass sculpture of an Ilex crenata tree for The Garden of Illusion at The Connaught hotel in London.[16] Recently, he was also commissioned to create the Keeper's House Garden at the Royal Academy of Arts.[17] Stuart-Smith has designed eight Gold Medal winning gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show, with three being awarded best in show.[18] An exhibition on his work, the first about a living garden designer in the UK, was held at the Garden Museum in London in 2011.[19] He has also lectured in the UK[20] and the USA.[21] Stuart-Smith is a member of the Society of Garden Designers[22] and the Landscape Institute[23]
Writing
Stuart-Smith has written articles for the Financial Times, Guardian and Telegraph on the subject of gardening and landscape design.[24][25][26]
In 2011 he co-wrote and published a book titled The Barn Garden.[27]
References
- ^ a b c STUART-SMITH, Thomas Richard Stephen Peregrine, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- ^ "Meet the Designers at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010", BBC, London, 2010
- ^ Stuart-Smith, Tom & Sue. The Barn Garden : Making a Place, Serge Hill Books, Abbots Langley, 2011, p.9
- ^ a b Young, Chris. "Designer Profile: Ancient and Modern", Garden Design Journal, London, August 2002.
- ^ Compton, Tania. "Sibling Harmony", House & Garden, London, May/June 2014.
- ^ Stuart-Smith, Tom & Sue. The Barn Garden : Making a Place, Serge Hill Books, Abbots Langley, 2011
- ^ Cummings, Ed. "Ideas Take Root at First Gardening and Books Festival", The Telegraph, London, 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Tom Stuart-Smith Takes the English Garden Global". wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Hickman, Leo. "Inside Stephen Hesters Glorious Country Estate", The Guardian, UK, 30 January 2012
- ^ Richardson, Tim. "The New English Garden", Frances Lincoln Publishers, UK, 2013 pp.25–35
- ^ Robinson, Barbara Paul. "Rosemary Verey: The Life & Lessons of a Legendary Gardener", David R. Godine, Publisher, UK, 2012 p.86
- ^ Compton, Tania."Jubilee Salute", House & Garden, January 2002[permanent dead link]
- ^ Richardson, Tim. "The New English Garden", Frances Lincoln Publishers, UK, 2013 pp.170–181
- ^ "In a Glass of its Own", The Telegraph, London, 29 June 2007
- ^ "Queen Opens £7.7m RHS Glasshouse", BBC News, London, 26 June 2007
- ^ Racovolis, Kate. "The Constant Gardener", Cheshire Magazine, London, 2013.
- ^ Cummings, Ed. "Tom Stuart-Smith Designs ‘Prehistoric’ Garden for Royal Academy", The Telegraph, London, 26 September 2013.
- ^ "The Gardens of Tom Stuart-Smith – in pictures", The Guardian, London, 19 August 2011.
- ^ Richardson, Tim. "Tom Stuart-Smith: See the Exhibition, Read the Book, Visit the Garden", The Telegraph, London, 23 May 2011
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Tom Stuart-Smith: Soapbox Talk at the Royal Academy of Arts", Royal Academy of Arts, London, February 2014 - ^ Uyterhoeven, Susan. "Tom Stuart-Smith: Finding a Language for the Modern Garden", The New York Botanical Garden, London, 26 September 2013
- ^ [1] "Society of Garden Designers Membership List", Society of Garden Designers, UK
- ^ [2] "Landscape Institute Membership List", Landscape Institute, UK
- ^ Stuart-Smith, Tom. "Chelsea Flower Show: conceptual gardens require good plot", The Financial Times, London, 17 May 2013.
- ^ Stuart-Smith, Tom. "Gardens: Go Wild in the City", The Guardian, London, 19 August 2013.
- ^ Stuart-Smith, Tom. "Ideas Take Root at First Gardening and Books Festival", The Telegraph, London, 31 May 2013.
- ^ Stuart-Smith, Tom & Sue. "The Barn Garden : Making a Place", Serge Hill Books, Abbots Langley, 2011.
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