News

PRESS

2002: Severn Magazine: “Science Meets Design” by Mandy Bradshaw, Dec.4th, p.14
2005: The Times, Weekend Review: “Catch Them if You Can” by Tim Rock. June 18th , p.26
2008: Sunday Times, Home: “The Appliance of Science” by Caroline Donald. August 17th , pp.24-25
2010: ‘Designed and built for Maggie in Mind” by Caroline Smail, Cotswolds Essence. December 2010, pp. 6-7
2010: Launching Maggie's Centre is an Honour, says Duchess": Gloucestershire Echo, p.3, 20th October
2010: "It's an Honour to open Cancer Centre: Duchess": Gloucester Citizen, p.4, October 20th
2011:"Tranquillity provides the best therapy" by Mandy Bradshaw. Gloucestershire Echo, pp.20-21, 26th March
2011: "Tranquillity provides the best therapy" by Mandy Bradshaw> Gloucester Citizen, pp.20-21, 26th March

MAGAZINES

2003: Marylebone Journal , 36, p 9 : The Scientist,. “The Genetic Code, The Fibonacci Sequence and her Gardens” by Marlene Robinson.
2006: Homes and Gardens, February, p20. “A Bird’s Eye View”.
2006: Country Life, February 2nd, pp.76-77. “A Peculiarly English Passion” by John Harris
2007: V&A Museum magazine, 13, p81
2008: The Garden, July, pp 472-477. “ Standing Proud, Holding Court” by Widget Finn
2009: House and Living, July 10th, p.15 “Ein roter Teppich und andere Eigenheiten” by Barbara Scalabrin (in German)
2009: Gardens Illustrated, Design News, November, p,85. “ New Maggie’s Centre Garden”
2009: Interiors + Design (Russia) , November, pp.7-10. “Througham Court Garden” by Tatiana Krylova (in Russian)
2010: Garden Design Journal, February, p.7. “New Year, New Decade - Most Influential Gardens” by Tim Richardson
2010: Topiarus (Magazine of the European Boxwood Society), Summer, p.29. By Elizabeth Hillard Selka
2010: Landscape (Journal of the Landscape Institute) “ A Room with a View” by George Bull. Summer 2010, pp.24-26
2010: Cotswold Preview, Garden of the month: Througham Court. Autumn, pp. 120-121
2010: Architectural Journal (AJ), December 2nd, pp. 20-27. ‘Architectural Calm: Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, Cheltenham’ by Felix Mara
2011: Cotswold Preview (Feb), "Garden Designers in the Spotlight, Christine Facer", p115
2011: Cotswolds Country Gardener (March), " A World of Hope in Maggie's Centre- and its Garden". By Liz Ware, p.23
2012: Cotswold Life (Feb), "A New World of Hope: a Purpose Built Cheltenham Garden is Giving Solace to Cancer Patients." by Mandy Bradshaw,
pp 143- 147.

BOOKS

2009: The Cotswolds Finest Gardens, pp.140-142. “ Througham Court” by Tony Russell
2009: Exclusives Garten Design, pp. 122-135. “Vom Universum”, by Ullrich Tim
2010: The Architecture of Hope, pp. 152-159. “Maggie’s Cotswolds”, by Charles Jencks and Edwin Heathcote
2010-2011: Good Gardens Guide, p.319 “Througham Court **, Ed. Katherine Lambert and Anne Gatti
2011: Garden Designers at Home, “ Christine Facer”, pp.62-70. by Noel Kingsbury. Pavilion Books, London

PRESENTATIONS

2010: “Landscaping at Maggie’s Cotswolds”: Coutts Bank, Cheltenham. 22.04.10

2010: May - “Test Tube in the Garden”: VISTA at The Garden History Museum London, chaired by Tim Richardson and Noel Kingsbury
"Christine Facer's Vista presentation at the Garden Museum provided insight into the way in which she has bridged the worlds of science and art in her symbolic landscapes. A scientist and latterly alumni of Pickard School of Garden design, she practices in contemporary landscape design. Showing the influence of mathematics and scientific ideas in her designs through her ongoing projects at Maggie's Centre in the Cotswold's, and her own private domain at Througham Court, her talk laid out the basis of her working methodology."

"Making comparisons, in terms of the use of scientific symbolism realised in landscape form, with the work of Charles Jencks (in attendance at the talk), she suggested the differences between the two bodies of work to be in terms of scale, hers on the micro level, his the macro. Perhaps fittingly enough each practitioner's work also suggests being at the end of different kinds of the looking glasses, hers a microscope into the world of DNA, his a telescope pointed towards the cosmos."

"Showing a certain scientific inquisitiveness she suggested that her work was an attempt to attract attention and engage enquiry, less concerned with the 'how' of garden design, and more interested in why we may wish to engage with the world around us."

Darryl Moore’s blog posted May 2010

OTHER (blogs/websites/podcasts etc)

2011 January: World Interior and Design Network: "Maggies Centre Cheltenham features sensitive and inspiring design.
( healthcare.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/maggies_centre_cheltenham_features_sensitive_and_inspiring_design_110105 )
2010: Contextual Gardens : “Test Tube in the Garden” ( www.contextualgardens.blogspot.com )
2010: This is Gloucestershire: Duchess of Cornwall opens new £2.3m Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre
( http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Duchess-Cornwall-opens-new-163-2-3m-Maggie-s-Cancer-Caring-Centre/article-2780972-detail/article.html )

TV/RADIO

BBC News Gloucestershire “Duchess of Cornwall opens Cheltenham Cancer Care Centre October 19th 2010
( www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-11572873 )
2010: BBC2 TV: Alan Titchmarsh’s Gardens Secrets. BBC2 09.11.10