Leonie Highton

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Leonie Augusta Higton was born at Battle, East Sussex, the daughter of Albert Higton, Entrepreneur, and great, great, great granddaughter of the artist John Higton.^[1] She is a British author and journalist, better known by the nom de plume Leonie Highton, and a protégé of Robert Harling.

Selected Books[]

• House & Garden Book of Country Rooms, Leonie Highton, Vendome Press (2002)
• House & Garden Book of Country Gardens, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (2000)
• House & Garden Book Of Vacation Homes & Hideaways, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (2000)
• House & Garden Book of Kitchens and Dining Rooms, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (1999)
• House & Garden Book Of Country Chic, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (1997)
• House & Garden Book Of Bedrooms & Bathrooms, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (1995)
• House & Garden Book of Drawing-Rooms and Sitting-Rooms, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, John Bridges, Conde Nast, London (1991)
• House & Garden Book of Living-Rooms, Leonie Highton, Robert Harling, John Bridges, Vendome Press (1991)
• House & Garden Book of Classic Rooms, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, John Bridges, Chatto and Windus (1989)
• House & Garden Book of Romantic Rooms, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, John Bridges, Harper Collins (1985)
• Entertaining with House and garden: 600 recipes for successful menus and parties, Leonie Highton, Treasure (1983)
• British Gardeners. A biographical dictionary, Miles Hadfield, Robert Harling & Leonie Highton, Condé Nast, London (1980)
• Entertaining with House and garden: 600 recipes for successful menus and parties, Leonie Highton, Cathay Books, London (1979)
• House & Garden Book of Home Storage: Guide to Organization and Arrangement, Highton, Leonie, Collins (1975)
• House & Garden guide to interior decoration, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, Yvonne Jaques, Nigel Kendall (1967)
• Pioneers in Gardening, Miles Hadfield, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, London (1955)

Selected Achievements[]

• Deputy Editor of Condé Nast’s UK and European magazine House & Garden
• Editor of Condé Nast’s Bride and Home
• Author / Editor of more than sixteen books on Design and Architecture.

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• [1] Leonie Highton commenting on Robert Macfarlane's The Old Ways, 2 April 2014.
• [2] Leonie Highton on Designer William Yeoward's redesign of his London Flat, in The Evening Standard, 28 November 2001.
• [3] in Ebury Press
• [4] in Random House
• [5] on Barnes & Noble
• [6] on Goodreads
• [7] in "Farewell to Leonie Higton", by Ben Pentreath of Pentreath & Hall.

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