Derek Jarman’s Garden
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This book is Derek Jarman’s own record of how this garden evolved, from its earliest beginnings in 1986 to the last year of his life. More than 150 photographs taken since 1991 by his friend and photographer Howard Sooley capture the garden at all its different stages and at every season of the year. Photographs from all angles reveal the garden’s complex geometrical plan, its magical stone circles and its beautiful and bizarre sculptures. We also catch glimpses of Jarman’s life in Dungeness: walking, weeding, watering, or just enjoying life.
Derek Jarman’s Garden is the last book Jarman ever wrote. Like the garden itself, it remains as a fitting memorial to a brilliant and greatly loved artist who, against all odds, made a breathtakingly beautiful garden in the most inhospitable of places. It will appeal to all those who are themselves practising gardeners, as well as the legions of admirers of this extraordinary man.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1st edition (5 Jun. 1995) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 144 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0500016569 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0500016565 |
| Dimensions | 16.5 x 23 cm |
by KelvinH
Looking to create a similar garden, full of inspirational ideas and a beautiful story
by George Hollis
Amazing book, much much more than an ‘ordinary’ gardening book, a delight to read!
Derek Jarman’s garden journey, setting up from scratch in the seemingly hostile environment of Dungeness.
Starting out from the little beach house he bought for a song….. & then creating a magical haven surrounded by seasonal gardens, studded with ‘beach combing’ finds & beautiful ,natural sculptures created from re-cycled ‘discoveries’. Lots of beautifully written prose & poetic reflections on his life, friendships & the local flora ! Outstanding photographs & images. Highly recommended for gardeners who treasure their own creativity & the creativity of others.
by Mrs. Deborah O’Hara
i have to keep replacing this as i keep lending it out and no-one ever wants to give it back because it’s so much more than a just book about a garden:
told by The Gardener himself, this is a tale of determination, genius, graft and love bringing a barren wasteland into haunting, visionary bloom against the odds of geography, accepted horticultural rules and failing health. copiously illustrated with the plant and portrait photography of howard sooley and including diary entries and poems, this is a book that, despite being the last one written by derek jarman and referencing his losing battle with HIV/AIDS, is filled and fills with joy in Life and is one of my very favourite books.
“I return to Bart’s happy, all my little tasks fulfilled”
“The seaweed’s back”
by steffdn
Fascinating.
by Seasider
Beautifully written and observed from an original thinker.
by David Rhodes
I enjoyed this book very much.
by Maggie
I didn’t know of Derek Jarman before I read this book.The garden he creates at the end of his life gives meaning to his suffering.
by Amazon Customer
Having seen the garden some years ago and subscribed to the recent appeal to maintain it, I was pleased to find this book. It’s a slim volume and I read it in an evening but it’s a beautiful book. It’s primarily a gentle ramble through the establishment of the garden, how it evolved and was maintained interspersed with occasional glimpses of Jarman’s life as it became apparent that his death was not too far away. This does not make it depressing, rather a view that when we garden we garden for the future of the planet. The illustrations are a mixture of photos and sketches, with the occasional poem. I loved it and would recommend it to anyone who loves gardens. If you have a seaside garden you will find ideas in it but it’s not a ‘how to garden’ book!