Ellis Stones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ellis Stones

Australian landscape artist and environmentalist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1895

Place of Birth: Wodonga, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1975

Profession: landscape architect, environmentalist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ellis Stones (Ellis Andrew Stones, October 1, 1895 – April 9, 1975), was a constructor of private and public gardens—many displaying naturalistic rockwork—and a conservationist whose work and ideas influenced approaches to public landscaping in Australia.
Based in Melbourne, Australia he was an early proponent of the use of Australian native plants and one of the founding fathers of the Australian landscaping style.