Russell Page
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Montague Russell Page was a British
gardener, garden design
er and landscape architect
.
Former partner of Geoffrey Jellicoe
and author of The Education of a Gardener (1962). In this book he includes some reference to Islamic and classical gardens. Page and Jellicoe designed the landscape and building for the 'Caveman Restaurant' at Cheddar Gorge in Somerset.
Page went on to design gardens in Europe and the USA. His clients included: Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor and Duchess of Windsor, King Léopold III of Belgium
, Sir William Walton, Babe Paley
and William S. Paley
, Oscar de la Renta
, Marcel Boussac
, Olive, Lady Baillie
, PepsiCo, Baron and Baroness Thierry Van Zuylen van Nijevelt
and the Frick Museum. His works include the National Capitol Columns
in Washington's
United States National Arboretum
.
Page was married twice. His first wife was Lida Gurdjieff, a daughter of the spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff
, whom he married in 1947; they had one son, David, but divorced in 1954. His second wife, whom he married in 1954, was Vera Milanova Daumal, the former wife of the poet Hendrick Kramer and widow of the poet René Daumal
; she died in 1962.
United Kingdom
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gardener, garden design
Garden design
Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise...
er and landscape architect
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
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Former partner of Geoffrey Jellicoe
Geoffrey Jellicoe
Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe was an English landscape architect, garden designer, Architect and author.Jellicoe was born in Chelsea. He studied at the Architectural Association in London in 1919 and won a Rome Scholarship in 1923 which enabled him to research his first book Italian Gardens of the...
and author of The Education of a Gardener (1962). In this book he includes some reference to Islamic and classical gardens. Page and Jellicoe designed the landscape and building for the 'Caveman Restaurant' at Cheddar Gorge in Somerset.
Page went on to design gardens in Europe and the USA. His clients included: Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor and Duchess of Windsor, King Léopold III of Belgium
Leopold III of Belgium
Leopold III reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of the Heir Apparent,...
, Sir William Walton, Babe Paley
Babe Paley
Barbara "Babe" Cushing Mortimer Paley was an American socialite and style icon. She was known by the popular nickname "Babe" for most of her life. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1958....
and William S. Paley
William S. Paley
William S. Paley was the chief executive who built Columbia Broadcasting System from a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United States.-Early life:...
, Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.-Career:...
, Marcel Boussac
Marcel Boussac
Marcel Boussac was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history....
, Olive, Lady Baillie
Olive, Lady Baillie
Olive, Lady Baillie was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England...
, PepsiCo, Baron and Baroness Thierry Van Zuylen van Nijevelt
Van Zuylen van Nijevelt
Van Zuylen van Nijevelt This family must not be confused with the old noble family from Utrecht, Van Zuylen van Nievelt-Origins:During the 19th C. members of this family tried to prove that they were descendants of the Utrecht noble family. This has later been found impossible to prove.Their...
and the Frick Museum. His works include the National Capitol Columns
National Capitol Columns
The National Capitol Columns is a monument located in Washington's National Arboretum. It is designed in the style of Corinthian columns, with twenty-two columns submerged in of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow.-Original use:...
in Washington's
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
United States National Arboretum
United States National Arboretum
The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service as a division of the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center...
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Page was married twice. His first wife was Lida Gurdjieff, a daughter of the spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff
G. I. Gurdjieff
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff according to Gurdjieff's principles and instructions, or the "Fourth Way."At one point he described his teaching as "esoteric Christianity."...
, whom he married in 1947; they had one son, David, but divorced in 1954. His second wife, whom he married in 1954, was Vera Milanova Daumal, the former wife of the poet Hendrick Kramer and widow of the poet René Daumal
René Daumal
René Daumal was a French spiritual para-surrealist writer and poet. He was born in Boulzicourt, Ardennes, France....
; she died in 1962.
Further reading
- R. Page, The Education Of A Gardener by Russell Page (1962, and reprints)
- G. van Zuylen and M. Schinz, The Gardens of Russell Page (1991; reprinted 2008)