Jacques Wirtz

Jacques Wirtz (31 December 1924 – 21 July 2018) was a

.

Wirtz was born in

. He started his own business in 1950, as garden designer and later landscape architect. He has four children. His sons Martin (born 1963) and Peter (born 1961) joined the firm in 1990. It is the largest landscape design business in Belgium.

Wirtz is particularly noted for his use of

planting. He believed that his gardens should preserve and enhance the spirit of place, rather than stamping his own mark on the landscape.

He came to public notice after being commissioned to design the garden for the Belgian pavilion at

.

He received the Golden Medal of the

Lancelot “Capability” Brown

.

Wirtz died on 21 July 2018.[1]

References

• Wirtz International nv
• The Constant Gardener, Pilar Viladas in the New York Times, May 16, 2004