Brookes, John A.
BROOKES, John A.
BROOKES, John A. British, b. 1933. Genres: Homes/Gardens. Career: Nottingham Corp., parks department, Nottingham, England, apprentice; Architectural Design, assistant; John Brookes Design (landscape designers), principal, 1964-. Inchbald School of Landscape Design, past director; Inch-bald School of Interior Design, founder, Teheran, Iran, 1978; Clock House School of Garden Design, founder, 1980; Royal Botanic Garden Kew, England, principal lecturer at School of Garden Design; lecturer at Institute of Park Administration and Regent Street Polytechnic. Publications: Room Outside, 1969; Gardens for Small Spaces, 1970; Garden Design and Layout, 1970; Living in the Garden, 1971; The Financial Times Book of Garden Design, 1975; Improve Your Lot, 1977; The Small Garden, 1977; The Garden Book, 1984; A Place in the Country, 1984; The Indoor Garden Book, 1986; Gardens of Paradise, 1987; The Country Garden, 1987; The New Small Garden Book, 1989; The Book of Garden Design, in UK as John Brookes' Garden Design Book, 1991; (with E. Price) Home & Garden Style, 1996; Natural Landscapes, 1998; John Brookes' Garden Masterclass, 2002. Address: Clock House, Denmans, Fontwell, near Arundel, W. Sussex BN18 0SU, England. Online address: jbrookes@denmans-garden.co.uk; www.denmans-garden.co.uk