{"product_id":"william-morris-and-his-gardens-gavin-francis-stoneystreet","title":"William Morris and His Gardens – Gavin Francis Stoneystreet","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Morris and His Gardens – Gavin Francis Stoneystreet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring the gardens of William Morris—Red House, Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott House, and his factory garden at Merton Abbey—and the central role they played in his life, his patterns, and work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWilliam Morris (1834–1896) was the preeminent pattern designer of the nineteenth century; his designs in continuous production have become part of the national consciousness. Less attention has been given to the gardens that inspired his patterns, influenced his wider craftwork and writing, and informed his place as a forefather of the environmental movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCultural botanist Gavin Francis Stoneystreet journeys through Morris’s gardens to reveal a lesser-known figure: a tender father, an intuitive artist, a dreamer with a wild sensitivity. Each garden is a unique expression of his life and art in the moment of its making, with his response to the qualities of each place and its vegetal life ever present. His factory garden at Merton Abbey is also unearthed to reveal a radical utopia in the heart of industrial London. Featuring previously unpublished archival material, this book brings to life the ubiquitous “Morris print” and reveals a deeper understanding of the designer’s life’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Morris \u0026amp; His Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e forms a sincere example of how to live a creative life in sympathy with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Francis Stoneystreet\u003c\/b\u003e is a Cultural Botanist, Writer and Historian. His work explores the ways artists, gardeners and creatives have tended their relationship with the botanical world across time and disciplines. His PhD from the University of Bath focused on artists’ gardens as places of pilgrimage and creative expression. \u003cbr\u003eWith a lifelong interest in Arts and Crafts, Gavin has been researching Morris’s gardens for many years. He serves as heritage adviser to the garden at Kelmscott Manor for whom he also compiled the garden’s conservation plan. He lectures widely on Morris, botany in art, and garden history. Gavin is located on untrodden pathways with his vegetal and feathered friends.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“A stunning coffee table book.”—'Perfect Christmas presents for book lovers’, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This beautiful book shines a light on how Morris came to have a profound and ongoing influence on the everyday things that surround us -and how gardens were core to his creativity”—Melissa Mabbitt, \u003ci\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thoroughly researched, discriminating and reasonable in its conclusions.”—Tim Richardson, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is no reworking of a scholarly text, rather it is a beautifully written evocation of the symbiotic relationship between art, craft and Nature in Morris's life and work . . . Stoneystreet brings to the story an exquisitely nuanced and informed analysis of Morris's gardens and how his love of flowers and their incorporation into his designs, working closely with his wife, fed naturally into the garden-making.”—Timothy Mowl, \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGavin Francis Stoneystreet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages: \u003c\/b\u003e232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #333333; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; background: white;\"\u003e9780300278644\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication date: \u003c\/b\u003eOctober 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gavin Francis Stoneystreet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59180047204735,"sku":"9780300278644","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/7797\/7910\/files\/9780300278644-WilliamMorris.jpg?v=1794557240","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.rias.org.uk\/products\/william-morris-and-his-gardens-gavin-francis-stoneystreet","provider":"RIAS Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}