When we got a sneak peek at the new summer issue of Garden Design, we were thrilled to see page after page of glossy photos of a grand Delaware __garden that legendary landscape architect Kiley designed for former governor Pete du Pont and his wife, Elise. Take a look:
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Photography by Roger Foley.
Above: Landscape architect Dan Kiley was “an infectious character, a hero for those of us who follow and care deeply about this art form,” wrote our contributor Lindsay Taylor (a __garden designer herself) last year. For more about Kiley, see An Ode to Landscape Architect Dan Kiley.
Above: In a career that spanned several decades, Kiley “worked with the great architects Eero Saarinen, Louis Kahn, and I.M. Pei. His design vocabulary was influenced by Andre Le Notre, the 17th-century French landscape architect and gardener to King Louis XIV,” says Lindsay Taylor.
Above: Says Garden Design editor Thad Orr, “These are really our favorite type of garden to do a story on. It was rich in design history, being a Dan Kiley garden with great lessons for readers at every turn. It’s always a dream to showcase gardens that have such a fine balance of landscape architecture and horticultural authenticity.”
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