Gordon Ford

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Gordon Ford
Born1918
Died1999
NationalityAustralian
OccupationArchitect

Gordon Ford (1918–1999) was an Australian landscape designer who 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[]

  1. ^ Ford, Gordon Ford with Gwen (1999). Gordon Ford : the natural Australian garden. Hawthorn, Vic.: Bloomings Books. ISBN 9781876473099. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ Jones, Philip. "Gordon Ford". Landscape designers. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ^ Woodhouse, Fay. "Knox, Alistair Samuel (1912–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. ^ Latreille, Anne (1990). The natural garden : Ellis Stones - his life and work. Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: O'Neil. ISBN 0-670-90235-7.
  5. ^ Cox, Sam. "Portfolio Design Bio". samcoxlandscape. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ Zable, Arnold (30 April 2012). "Gardener the 'beating heart' of Eltham". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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