Luciano Giubbilei is known for his award-winning gardens at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show and for his beautiful and serene gardens for private houses across the world. Since 2012 he has been working on an experimental flower bed in the famous garden of Great Dixter in East Sussex, in close collaboration with the head gardener, Fergus Garrett. In this new book he explains the development of his style over the last few years - a pivotal time for his design work - and describes the philosophy by which he works. The first section contains texts and images that explore the garden at Great Dixter and Luciano's work there, across all four seasons. The second section examines Luciano's love of craft and traditionally made objects, and - through visits to and discussion with craftsmen in the UK and beyond - explores the contribution such work makes to his garden design. The third section constitutes a wider investigation of Luciano's influences under the broad themes of water, colour and texture, illustrating with photographs and words exactly what it is about the world that inspires him and how that is manifested in his designs, with specific reference to his gardens for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2014 and the Venice Biennale in 2015. The gardens are described and illustrated in full with specially commissioned photographs by Andrew Montgomery and Carl Bengston. Full plants lists are also included. AUTHOR: Luciano Giubbilei established his garden design practice in London in 1997. He has won three gold medals and the Best in Show award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. His first book, The Gardens of Luciano Giubbilei, was published by Merrell in 2010. Sir Paul Smith, designer and chairman of the fashion company that bears his name, is known worldwide for producing classic, traditionally inspired clothes with a touch of humour. Fergus Garrett is Head Gardener at Great Dixter, East Sussex, the world-famous former home of the late Christopher Lloyd. SELLING POINTS: ? Offers unique, personal insight into the work of this award-winning garden designer, his inspirations and the development of his style ? With contributions from the architect John Pawson, the artist Guillem Nadal and the sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard ? Features specially commissioned photography throughout 350 colour illustrations
