John Brookes Garden Designer Obituary
Posted on march 17 2018 by admin.
John brookes garden designer obituary. John brookes died on friday morning at the age of 84 after a lifetime of designing gardens and landscapes in britain and around the world. Some of his best known gardens include the college green garden at westminster abbey fitzroy square barakura english garden in japan and the english walled garden at the chicago botanic garden. Yesterday saw the passing of one of the greatest influences on contemporary garden design.
John brookes mbe 11th october 1933 16th march 2018. We are very pleased that he was able to see our retrospective of his work as a designer and only last month come on stage to share his thoughts on gardens with an audience of those inspired by his teaching and writing. John brookes the man who invented the modern british garden and ushered in the ubiquitous 1990s decking trend died march 16 the times reported.
John brookes died on friday 16th march aged 84 in the company of friends and pupils. Obituary john brookes mbe 1933 2018.