IN the pantheon of great garden designers, the name of Russell Page looms large. It might be assumed that this is due to the quality of his clientele: kings, queens, magnates and musicians, but at the root of it all —apart from talent—is the fact that Page grew his career, quite literally, from the ground up. The re-publication of his memoir The Education of serves as a reminder that, when it comes to designing gardens, no amount of artistic talent can make up for lack of plant knowledge.
