Susannah Fullerton introduces: Belgian Landscape Design with Sandra McMahon

Belgium to the uninitiated may well seem a somewhat enigmatic entity. Most people have heard of Belgian chocolate. Of course, Agatha Christie's much-loved fictional detective Hercule Poirot was Belgian, and the beloved cartoon character Tintin was created by a Belgian. Most of us know something about battles fought in Belgium: Waterloo, Ypres, and Passchendaele. But I wonder how many of us know that the term ‘Art Nouveau’ was first coined in Belgium and that the first Art Nouveau architecture is to be found in cities like Antwerp and Brussels? Similarly, Belgium’s contribution to international landscape and garden design is largely a well-kept secret, yet the Belgian Jacques Wirtz is widely regarded as one of the very greatest landscape designers of the twentieth century. Melbourne landscape designer Sandra McMahon will explore his work, as well as that of numerous modern Belgian designers such as Erik Dhont, Marc Moris, Piet Blanckaert, and Chris Ghyselen who are making their mark on the international landscape design scene.
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