Leonie Highton
Leonie Augusta Higton was born at Battle, East Sussex, the daughter of Albert Higton, Entrepreneur, and great, great, great granddaughter of the artist John Higton.[1] She is a British author and journalist, better known by the nom de plume Leonie Highton, and a protégé of Robert Harling.
Selected Books
- House & Garden Book of Country Rooms, Leonie Highton, Vendome Press (2002)
- House & Garden Book of Country Gardens, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (2000)
- House & Garden Book Of Vacation Homes & Hideaways, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (2000)
- House & Garden Book of Kitchens and Dining Rooms, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (1999)
- House & Garden Book Of Country Chic, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (1997)
- House & Garden Book Of Bedrooms & Bathrooms, Leonie Highton, Ebury Press (1995)
- House & Garden Book of Drawing-Rooms and Sitting-Rooms, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, John Bridges, Conde Nast, London (1991)
- House & Garden Book of Living-Rooms, Leonie Highton, Robert Harling, John Bridges, Vendome Press (1991)
- House & Garden Book of Classic Rooms, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, John Bridges, Chatto and Windus (1989)
- House & Garden Book of Romantic Rooms, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, John Bridges, Harper Collins (1985)
- Entertaining with House and garden: 600 recipes for successful menus and parties, Leonie Highton, Treasure (1983)
- British Gardeners. A biographical dictionary, Miles Hadfield, Robert Harling & Leonie Highton, Condé Nast, London (1980)
- Entertaining with House and garden: 600 recipes for successful menus and parties, Leonie Highton, Cathay Books, London (1979)
- House & Garden Book of Home Storage: Guide to Organization and Arrangement, Highton, Leonie, Collins (1975)
- House & Garden guide to interior decoration, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, Yvonne Jaques, Nigel Kendall (1967)
- Pioneers in Gardening, Miles Hadfield, Robert Harling, Leonie Highton, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, London (1955)
Selected Achievements
- Deputy Editor of Condé Nast’s UK and European magazine House & Garden
- Editor of Condé Nast’s Bride and Home
- Author / Editor of more than sixteen books on Design and Architecture.
Notes
References
- General Register Office of Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Highton, Leonie (2002), House & Garden Book of Country Rooms, New York: Vendome Press
- Highton, Leonie (2000), House & Garden Book of Country Gardens, London: Ebury Press
- Highton, Leonie (2000), House & Garden Book Of Vacation Homes & Hideaways, London: Ebury Press
- Highton, Leonie (1999), House & Garden Book of Kitchens and Dining Rooms, London: Ebury Press
- Highton, Leonie (1997), House & Garden Book Of Country Chic, London: Ebury Press
- Highton, Leonie (1995), House & Garden Book Of Bedrooms & Bathrooms, London: Ebury Press
- Harling, Robert (1991), House & Garden Book of Drawing-Rooms and Sitting-Rooms, London: Condé Nast
- Highton, Leonie (1991), House & Garden Book of Living-Rooms, New York: Vendrome Press
- Harling, Robert (1989), House & Garden Book of Classic Rooms, London: Chatto and Windus
- Harling, Robert (1985), House & Garden Book of Romantic Rooms, London: Harper Collins
- Highton, Leonie (1983), Entertaining with House and garden: 600 recipes for successful menus and parties, London: Harper Collins
- Harling, Robert (1980), British Gardeners. A biographical dictionary, London: Condé Nast
- Highton, Leonie (1979), Entertaining with House and garden: 600 recipes for successful menus and parties, London: Cathay Books
- Highton, Leonie (1975), House & Garden Book of Home Storage: Guide to Organization and Arrangement, London: Collins
- Harling, Robert (1967), House & Garden Book of Home Storage: Guide to Organization and Arrangement, London: Collins
- Harling, Robert (1955), Pioneers in Gardening, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd
External links
- Leonie Highton commenting on Robert Macfarlane's The Old Ways, April 2, 2014.
- Leonie Highton on Designer William Yeoward's redesign of his London Flat, in The Evening Standard, November 28, 2001.
- in Ebury Press
- in Random House
- on Barnes & Noble
- on Goodreads
- in "Farewell to Leonie Higton", by Ben Pentreath of Pentreath & Hall.
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