Siftings (American Land Classics) [Paperback]

Jens Jensen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 080184021X | ISBN-13: 978-0801840210 | Publication Date: April 1, 1990 | Edition: Johns Hopkins paperbacks ed

One of Americas greatest landscape designers and conservationists, Jensen used native plants to introduce the influential Prairie style of landscape architecture. In Siftings, Jensen shares his memories of "wandering in many lands" and his life in the heart of Middle America. His recollections—like his designs—express a love of natural landscapes and regional cultures. As he sifts through a lifetime of ideas about gardens, cities, towns and parks, Jensen makes an eloquent case for a natural style of American landscape.

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Jensen was a giant of his time. Nowhere is that more evident than in reading Siftings... Technically not a garden book, it is more about the philosophies of a lifetime devoted to gardens and plants, but one with such insights that it should be looked into when the world is too much with us, late and soon.

(American Horticulturist )

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins paperbacks ed edition (April 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080184021X
• ISBN-13: 978-0801840210
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Urban Planning & Development > Environmental Planning

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pragmatic and poetic, an inspiring read, November 1, 1997

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Jens Jensen's ode to the landscape he loved and enhanced during his lifetime - the prairie. Filled with philosophical musings and selected vignettes from his long career, Jens Jensen writes with ardor about the need to conserve, observe and embrace the natural environment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Definite Classic, February 16, 2009

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This review is from: Siftings (American Land Classics) (Paperback)

The literary expression is lovely. His opinions are dated but were relevant to the time. It is seen from a pure perspective with limited intervention by technology or outside influence. Every Landscape Architecture student should read the text in it's entirety