Zprávy památkové péče 2019, 79(1):14-20 | DOI: 10.56112/zpp.2019.1.03

Gardener Josef Rublič, an almost unknown personality involved in the protection of garden art heritage; the path from the aristocratic to the state garden

Jaromír Tlustý

Josef Rublič (1877-1953) was one of the gardeners whose professional career began at the time of private aristocratic gardens, before the end of the 19th century. He spent part of his life in the gardens of the noble Herberstein family, and for his diligence and knowledge was appointed inspector for all the gardens and parks of the Herbestein estates in 1911.
After 1948, in a time of social and political change, he made great efforts to protect as many historical gardens and parks as possible from devastation and destruction. His appointment as inspector of gardens and parks in listed heritage buildings made this possible. He traveled all over the country, visited individual gardens and castle parks and gardens, and made proposals for procedures on how to protect them. He also worked with the public, defending the existence of heritage gardens and parks through lectures, media contributions, and books, and encouraging the public to protect them.

Keywords: Josef Rublič, aristocratic gardens, historical gardens and parks, gardeners, heritage protection

Published: March 1, 2019  Show citation