Creating Suburbia: the gardenesque, place, association and the rustic tradition; the landscape gardening philosophy and practices of Edward Kemp (1817–91)

This paper focuses on the intellectual context for Edward Kemp’s work, his books and their impact, by employing various examples from specific commissions with which he was engaged, including Grosvenor Park, Chester. It evaluates the design influences that informed his approach to landscape gardening and assesses the extent to which his published output and public and private commissions influenced the philosophy and practices of landscape gardening from the late 1840s to the end of his active career.

This paper focuses on the intellectual context for Edward Kemp’s work, his books and
their impact, by employing various examples from specific commissions with which
he was engaged, including Grosvenor Park, Chester. It evaluates the design influences
that informed his approach to landscape gardening and assesses the extent to which his
published output and public and private commissions influenced the philosophy and
practices of landscape gardening from the late 1840s to the end of his active career.