Florence Yoch & Lucile Council
Florence Yoch (1890–1972)[1] and Lucile Council (1898–1964),[2] were influential California landscape designers, practicing in the first half of the 20th century in Southern California.
Biography
Florence Yoch attended the University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University and finally the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where she obtained a degree in Landscape Gardening. She began her practice in Pasadena in 1918 and was joined by Lucile Council in 1921, who consequently became her work and life partner.[3] [4] Their landscape design works include:[3]
- The estate of Howard Huntington, a Henry E. Huntington heir, in Pasadena.
- The equestrian estate of Will Keith Kellogg in the Pomona Valley, the present day campus of Cal Poly Pomona.[5]
- 'Il Brolino' estate with topiary garden in Montecito,[1]
- The Getty House gardens in Windsor Square, Los Angeles.
- Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach, California.[1]
- The George Cukor gardens in the Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles - over several decades.
- The Jack L. Warner estate in Beverly Hills - present day David Geffen estate.
- Film sets for the exterior of 'Tara' in Gone with the Wind
- The David O. Selznick estate in Beverly Hills.
The works of Florence Yoch & Lucile Council are documented in the book "Landscaping the American dream: the gardens and film sets of Florence Yoch, 1890-1972".[3]
See also
Los Mochis Sinaloa, Mexico. Benjamin Francis Johnston garden[6]
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Landscaping the American dream: the gardens and film sets of Florence Yoch, 1890-1972"; by James J. Yoch; H.N. Abrams, 1989.
- ↑ http://www.lavozdelnorte.com.mx/semanario/2013/04/28/florence-yoch-y-lucille-council-las-arquitectas-que-disenaron-el-jardin-botanico-de-los-mochis/
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- ↑ Cristina Urias Espinoza. "Florence Yoch y Lucille Council Las Arquitectas que Diseñaron el Jardin Botanico de Los Mochis",La Voz del Norte, Mocorito, 28 April 2013. Retrieved on 28 April 2013.
