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Rose, James C. Creative Gardens. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation; 1958. This is Rose's first book expounding modernism in both his theory and practice. (Numerous color and black & white photos and plans)

Rose, James C. Gardens Make Me Laugh. Norwalk, CT: Silvermine Publishers; 1965. Rose's second book with drawings by Osborn is a humorous essay reflecting on the nature of Rose's contemporary landscape architectural practice.

Rose, James C. The Heavenly Environment. Hong Kong: New City Cultural Service, LTD; 1965. Rose's last book, described by him as "A landscape drama in three acts with a backstage interlude." In it the mature theory and practice of Rose are imaginatively expressed. This book is for sale at the James Rose Center. Buy Heavenly Environment

Snow, Marc. Modern American Gardens. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp.; 1967. This book was written by Rose under the pseudonym Marc Snow- It contains extensive photographs of Rose's work. And presents Rose's conception of modern garden design as and its immediate antecedents in both theory and practice. (Photos)
 

Articles by James Rose

(Note: Pencil Points magazine is now Progressive Architecture.)

Rose, James C. "Are You a Plant Snob." California Arts and Architecture. April 1941; 58: 30, 46. Rose discusses criteria for plant selection in the garden.

Rose, James C. "Articulate Form in Landscape Design." Pencil Points. February 1939, 20: 98-100. Reprinted as: Rose, James C. "Articulate Form in Landscape Design." in Modern Landscape Architecture. ed. Marc Treib. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. Rose discusses form and materials in relation to modern design, stating that they are the result of contemporary living and are not pre-determined.

Rose, James C. "Bogeys in the Landscape." California Arts and Architecture. November 1940; 57: 27, 38. Rose asserts modern landscape design should reflect the necessities for vital living. (Photograph of model)

Rose, James C. "Freedom in the Garden." Pencil Points. October 1938, 19: 640-644. Reprinted in Rose, James C. "Freedom in the Garden." in Modern Landscape Architecture. ed. Marc Treib. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. In this article Rose compares architecture, sculpture and landscape architecture; they are similar because all are based on space relations, yet landscape architecture is unique in that its elements are dynamic. (Photos and axons)

Rose, James C. "Gardens." California Arts and Architecture. May 1940; 57. In this article Rose professes that modern architecture and art reflect changes in contemporary living, and landscape architecture should follow suit. (Photograph of model)

Rose, James C. "Garden Details." California Arts and Architecture. July 1941; 58: 28-29,38-39. Rose discusses Thomas Church's gardens.

Rose, James C. "The Hanging Garden." California Arts and Architecture. August 1940; 57;25, 37. Rose asserts that design should follow the natural contours of the land.

Rose, James C. "Hillside House Solves the Difficult Problem of Solar Orientation." Architectural Forum. April 1947; 86: 126-128.

Rose, James C. "House in Pasadena, California." Architectural Forum. November 1946; 85:90-93.

Rose, James C. "Idyll in Electronic Factory." Interiors. July 1963: 69-72.

Rose, James C. "Integration." Pencil Points. December 1938; 19:758-760. In this Rose vehemently argues for integration of all design forms and human activities.

Rose, James C. "Landscape Models." Pencil Points. July 1939, 20: 438-448. 
Rose argues for the use of scale models in the design process.

Rose, James C. "Modular Gardens." Progressive Architecture. September 1947: 76-80. Through plans and drawings, Rose illustrates his concepts for three modular gardens designed for spaces of limited size.

Rose, James C. "My Connecticut Home and Gardens Began in Okinawa." American Home. October 1946; 36: 20-22. Rose explains how the inspiration for his Connecticut house and garden came during his three year military stay in Okinawa. The model he built while stationed there would eventually become the basis for his Ridgewood, New Jersey home-not a Connecticut home, despite the title of the article.

Rose, James C. "1+1=5." California Arts and Architecture. June/July 1940; 57: 38, 46. Rose translates a metaphor expressed by Joseph Albers into new ways of seeing the landscape as well as new potentials for materials in the landscape. (Photographs of models)

Rose, James C. "Outdoor Theater." California Arts and Architecture. January 1941; 58: 29. Rose asserts that the design of the theater should allow for the drama to reveal itself as the three-dimensional presentation that it deserves to be. (Photograph of model)

Rose, James C. "Plants Dictate Garden Forms." Pencil Points. November 1938; 19: 695-697. Reprinted as: Rose, James C. "Plants Dictate Garden Forms." in Modern Landscape Architecture. ed.- Marc Treib. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. Rose expounds his belief that plants should dictate the form of a design, and should not be applied to a preconceived pattern. Rose also believes that plants are not merely exterior decorations; the beauty of a plant is seen in its use to express space in volumes and its ability to facilitate everyday living. (Photos of models)

Rose, James C. "Plant Forms and Space." Pencil Points. April 1939, 20: 226- 230. Rose argues that space is defined by materials which create volumes within which humans circulate; and in this volume of space humans perceive an interspatial vista. Rose also states that in order to use plants as a material, the designer must understand plant forms and growth requirements. A chart of plant palette materials is included. (Photos of models)

Rose, James C. "Sculpture In Space, the Revolution in Garden Design." excerpt from Creative Garden in Flower Grower. May 1958; 45:40-44.

Rose, James C. "The Sensible Landscape." Landscape. Spring 1961, 10: 227- 230.

Rose, James C. "This Garden Is The Garden For You." California Arts and Architecture. October 1940; 57: 26. Rose asserts that garden design can combine both decorative and utilitarian needs into one design. (Photograph of model)

Rose, James C. "When A House Is Not A Home." California Arts and Architecture. March 1941; 58: 27. In this article Rose describes the process of designing an integrated house and garden based on utilitarian needs. (Plan)

Rose, James C. "Why Not Try Science." Pencil Points. December 1939, 20: 777-779. Article reprinted as: Rose, James C. "Why Not Try Science?." in Modern Landscape Architecture. ed. Marc Treib. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. Rose asserts that science in modern design is not merely the introduction of new materials, but an approach which should affect the economy of producing landscapes for living. (Photos of models)

Rose, James C., Daniel Kiley, and Garrett Eckbo. "Landscape Design in the Primeval Environment." Architectural Record. February 1940: 74-79. Reprinted in: Treib, Marc, ed. Modern Landscape Architecture. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. The three authors investigate the recreational needs of the primeval environment. (Photos)

Rose, James C., Garrett Eckbo, and Daniel Kiley. "Landscape Design in the Rural Environment." Architectural Record. August 1939. Reprinted in: Treib, Marc, ed. Modern Landscape Architecture. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. Kiley, Rose and Eckbo discuss the recreational needs of the rural environment. (Photos)

Rose, James C., Daniel Kiley, and Garrett Eckbo. "Landscape Design in the Urban Environment." Architectural Record. May 1939: 70-76. Reprinted in: Treib, Marc, ed. Modern Landscape Architecture. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. This is an article on the recreational needs of the urban environment.

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Publications about James Rose

Blount, Roy. "Point of View: Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn Borg's Residence." Architectural Digest, August 1984; 41: 54-58. This article is a discussion of tennis star Bjorn Borg; the photograph in the article shows the house designed by Norman Jaffe and garden designed by Rose; however Rose is not mentioned.

Bye, A.E. "Dangerous Ground for the Uninformed." Landscape Architecture. October 1968: 51,55. This article reviews Rose's book Modern American Gardens.

Cardasis, Dean. "Preserving the Home and Landscape Legacy of James Rose." Preserving the Recent Past, March 30-April 1. National Park Service.

Cardasis, Dean. "Maverick Impossible-James Rose and the Modern American Garden." in Masters of American Garden Design III: Proceedings of the Garden Conservancy Symposium in New York, New York, March 12, 1993, by the Garden Conservancy. New York: Garden Conservancy; 31-41. Cardasis discusses Rose's role as a pioneer of modern landscape architecture in the context of modern art and architecture.

Cardasis, Dean. "Rose, James C." in Pioneers of American Landscape Design II: An Annotated Bibliography, National Park Service, 1995; 127-132.

"A Contemporary American House: The Spatial Discipline." Progressive Architecture. December 1954: 108-119. This is essentially a photo essay comparing the James Rose residence in Ridgewood, New Jersey with a Japanese house built in the garden of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. 

Febure-Desportes, M.A. "L'Intimité d'Une Cour Interienne. Le Maison Francoise. October 1965; 191: 164-169.

Fitch, James and F.F. Rockwell. Treasury of American Gardens. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1956. The book surveys old and modern gardens; Rose's Ridgewood, New Jersey garden is discussed.

Grese, Robert. Review of Rose's Gardens Make Me Laugh. Journal of Garden History. January/June 1993: 121-122. Grese reviews Rose's book Gardens Make Me Laugh.

Hubbard, H.V. and T.H. Kimball. Introduction Into the Study of Landscape Architecture. Boston: Cuneo Press, 1917. A basic landscape architectural text, this explains design ideas against which moderns like Rose rebelled.

Jaffe, Norman. "A Propos d'Une Exposition." Techniques et Architecture. May 1980; 330:131.

Jaffe, Norman. "Zuretsky Residence." Architecture and Urbanism. December 1978; 11:75-80.

Kondonellis, Evanthia. "The Fine Art of Landscaping." American Home. October 1966; LXIX: 82-84. This brief article compares Rose's garden with the Japanese style of garden design.

"Le Fort et l'Ouvert." Connoissance des Arts. July/August 1982; 365-366: 46-49.

"Nature as Pivot." Progressive Architecture. May 1962: 157-161. The author critiques a house in Tenefly, New Jersey designed by Norval White and a garden designed by James Rose.

"Suburban House." Progressive Architecture. May 1960; 45: 162-167. This is a discussion of Baltimore, Maryland house and garden designed by Rose; with critiques by Rose, Karl Linn, and Lawrence Halprin. (Photos)

Thompson, J. William. "Never a Rose Garden." Landscape Architecture. January 1997: 60-69,81-83.

Thrams, Brent Christian. "Communicating Nonverbal Messages." Landscape Architecture. September/ October 1988: 36,38,41. In this article Thrams reviews Rose's book, The Heavenly Environment.

Treib, Marc. "Axioms for a Modern Landscape Architecture." Modern Landscape Architecture. ed. Marc Treib. Cambridge: The MIT Press; 1991. This book on the development of the modernist movement in landscape architecture credits Rose's early works as major influences on the movement.

Van Valkenburgh, Michael, ed. Built Landscapes in the Northeast. Vermont: Brattleboro Art Museum and Art Center, 1984. Publication based upon a traveling exhibition siting gardens by Beatrix Farrand, A.E. Bye, Fletcher Steele, Dan Kiley and James Rose.

Vogel, Carol. "Architecture: Norman Jaffe." Architectural Digest. May 1982; 39: 124-129. This is an article about a house designed by Jaffe with photos of that contain images of a garden designed by Rose. Rose is not mentioned as the landscape architect. (Photos)

Wood, Denis. "Rose, James." Oxford Companion to Gardens. A brief biographical entry on Rose's life and work characterizing Rose as "...one of the twentieth century's most influential yet enigmatic American garden designers." (Photo)

Wood, Denis. "Creative Gardens and Modern American Gardens." Landscape Architecture. May/June 1984: 35-36. This article reviews two books by Rose, Creative Gardens and Modern American Gardens. (Photo)

"Zuretsky House." Process Architecture. 1978:104-107, 204, 210.

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