PATRICK WATSON

"I'M STILL DOING EXACTLY WHAT I DID WHEN I WAS A CHILD — MAKING GARDENS OUT OF THE VELD"

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23 GARDEN BIOGRAPHIES

PLANT LISTS

Patrick Watson, landscape architect, by painter Heidi Fourie, for the Veld Book by Penguin Randomhouse

About THE BOOK

01 Patrick watson

Patrick Watson is currently South Africa’s most innovative and versatile landscape architect. Known for designing extensive mega-sites, such as Sun City and an entire Indian Ocean Island, he is also the creator of exquisite small home gardens and quiet spaces for reflection, such as at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. A highly sought-after designer, he has created over 200 gardens in Africa and many others elsewhere.

02 THE GARDENS

Covering 23 gardens and landscapes, and richly supported by exquisite photographs and specially commissioned artworks, Veld is a beautiful tribute to a remarkable talent and visionary whose work is deeply informed by nature. It recognises and celebrates the combination of knowledge, skill and instinct that make up the man, and the radical influence he has had on his profession, and the landscapes he has restored.

03 AUTHOR; PHOTOGRAPHER; aRTIST

Garreth van Niekerk is a multi-award-winning journalist and curator whose works explore the language of landscape, design, and architecture. Elsa Young is a Johannesburg-based photographer and leading voice in landscape photography. Heidi Fourie is a full-time artist from Pretoria who has exhibited widely both in South Africa and internationally.

VELD: THE GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES OF PATRICK WATSON

Pub. date: July 2024
ISBN: 9781779890214
ePub: 9781779890221
RRP: R650.00
Format: 228 x 286mm
Extent: 320 pages
Text: 35 000 words
Photographs: 286 full-colour
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Imprint: Struik Nature

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Veld book, an exploration of the work of Patrick Watson, published by Struik Nature