Todd Longstaffe-Gowan is a British landscape architect and author.

Longstaffe-Gowan at Hatchards London in 2024

He was born in Canada, but left when still a boy.[1]

Longstaffe-Gowan studied Environmental Studies at the University of Manitoba, Landscape Architecture at Harvard University and completed his PhD in Historical Geography at University College London.[2]

He wrote English Garden Eccentrics in 2022.[3] His 2012 The London Square: Gardens in the Midst of Town was called "beautifully illustrated and lovingly researched history" in The Guardian.[4]

In 2024, he published Lost Gardens of London with Modern Art Press.[5]

References

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  1. ^ admin (11 August 2019). "Todd Longstaffe-Gowan". Alain Elkann Interviews. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "About : Todd Longstaffe-Gowan". www.tlg-landscape.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ Treneman, Ann (15 April 2022). "English Garden Eccentrics by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan review — gnomes, giant rockeries and bizarre topiary". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ Smith, P. D. (18 May 2012). "The London Square: Gardens in the Midst of Town by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan - review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Lost Gardens of London". Yale University Press London. Retrieved 2 December 2024.