Jinny Blom
Jinny Blom | |
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| Occupation | British landscape architect |
| Years active | 25 |
| Notable work | The Thoughtful Gardener: An Intelligent Approach to Garden Design (2017) |
Jinny Blom is a landscape gardener who began her London-based landscape design practice in 2000. Since then, she has created gardens and large estates all over the world. She has created therapeutic gardens for the NHS charity CW+, most recently for the new ICU at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital where she is Artist-in-Residence. The garden forms part of academic research into the positive effects of biophilia on health.
In 2002 HRH the Prince of Wales chose Jinny to help co-design his Healing Garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.[1] She went on to design two further Chelsea show gardens for Laurent-Perrier in 2006 and 2007, winning Gold. She returned in 2013 with Prince Harry’s first excursion into the show, in its Centenary year, with a conceptual garden designed to raise awareness of the HIV epidemic in Lesotho.
Jinny trained and practised as a transpersonal psychologist and psychotherapist, working for many years in mental health. In 1996 she chose to devote herself to her lifelong interest in natural landscapes and gardens. She has been a columnist for The Times, contributed regularly to radio and television worldwide, and in 2002 won BBC Radio Broadcaster of the Year for her Radio 4 Woman's Hour feature following the King’s Chelsea Garden production . Jinny has been nominated Woman of the Year three times - in 2002, 2007 and 2013 - for her services to society.
Following The Thoughtful Gardener (2017),[2][3], What Makes a Garden was published in October 2023.[4]
What Makes a Garden won Gardening Book of the Year[5] in 2024 and was accompanied by a podcast series with guests as varied as Tim Walker, Olivia Laing and Brian Eno.
Works
- Blom, J. (2017). The Thoughtful Gardener: An Intelligent Approach to Garden Design. Jacqui Small. ISBN 978-1-911127-54-3.
- Blom, J. (2023). What Makes a Garden: A considered approach to garden design Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0711282957. books.google.com preview
References
- ^ "Charles unveils Chelsea garden". BBC News. 15 May 2002.
- ^ Wilson, Kendra (16 March 2017). "Required Reading: The Thoughtful Gardener by Jinny Blom". Gardenista (gardenista.com).
- ^ Lowry, Vicky (6 February 2017). "The Magical Garden Landscapes of Jinny Blom". architecturaldigest.com.
- ^ Wilson, Kendra (10 November 2023). "Required Reading: What Makes a Garden by Jinny Blom". Gardenista (gardenista.com).
- ^ "Garden Media Guild Awards, Winners 2024".
External links
- Q&A: Famed British Landscape Gardener Jinny Blom – Janet Mavec
- Vanamee, Norman (2016-05-17). "Q&As With English Gardeners Luciano Giubbilei, Jinny Blom and Arne Maynard". WSJ. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- Lacey, Stephen. "Jinny Blom: how to get the natural look". The Telegraph.