Synopses & Reviews
Timber Press has previously published two critically acclaimed and bestselling books by Piet Oudolf, the influential Dutch landscape designer: Gardening with Grasses (with Michael King) and Designing with Plants (with Noël Kingsbury). This new collaboration with fellow Dutch plantsman Henk Gerritsen deals with a selection of some 1200 plants most suitable for Oudolf's New Wave naturalism, which emphasizes the importance of plant structures in providing all-season interest. The gardener can prune back plants after flowering to create a perpetual spring — at least until the onset of winter — but the authors prefer to follow nature's example and let plants finish flowering, not only to please the birds and butterflies, but for the beauty that well-chosen plant groupings offer as they reach the end of their life cycle. Many illustrations in this book demonstrate the striking effects of Oudolf's favorite plants in fall and winter.
Review
"I loved this book. It's smart, incredibly informative, well and engagingly written, and the photos are excellent."—Vincent Lawrence, Fine Gardening, January/February 2002 Vincent Lawrence
Review
"An excellent source for gardeners who want to start a natural–looking garden, as well as a valuable reference on many of the low–maintenance plants now available."—Lori D. Kranz, Bloomsbury Review, May 2001 Sally Ruth Bourrie - Oregonian
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"When many people were discovering the English cottage garden, Dutch garden designer/author Piet Oudolf was hybridizing wildflowers and North American prairie plants to make them behave just enough for the garden bed-but still look as if they came out of the wild."—Sally Ruth Bourrie, Oregonian, August 23, 2001 Fine Gardening
Synopsis
A selection of some 1200 plants most suitable for Oudolf's New Wave naturalism, which emphasizes the importance of plant structure in providing all-season interest.
Synopsis
A selection of some 1200 plants most suitable for Oudolf's New Wave naturalism, which emphasizes the importance of plant structure in providing all-season interest.
About the Author
Piet Oudolf is a native of Holland and originally studied to be an architect. Instead of designing buildings he became the founder of New Wave planting, a movement which takes inspiration from nature but employs artistic skill in creating planting schemes. As a plantsman, his aim is to emphasize the form, texture, and natural harmony of plants, and as a skilled plant breeder, he creates new varieties for these and other specific design purposes. His style is the result of the influence of various horticultural traditions such as the combination of Dutch formality and naturalistic planting styles.