A collection of essential writings by the father of landscape architecture and the urban park movement in the United States.Andrew Jackson Downing (1815ndash;1852); a much-sought-after designer; influential writer; and editor of The Horticulturist; was an internationally known shaper of opinion. Robert Twombly has selected thirty-three essays on Architecture and Building; Landscape Gardening; Parks and Other Public Places; Village Beautification; Horticulture; and Agricultural Education; and provides an introduction to Downingrsquo;s life and work and suggestions for further reading.
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