Synopses & Reviews
Ornamental grasses are among the most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants. Planted as single specimens in beds or on the terrace in a container, grasses are striking focal points. Smaller forms bring rhythm and diversity to mixed borders, and clumping forms richly carpet the ground. This beautifully illustrated book by two imaginative garden designers will provide equal measures of information and inspiration.
Review
"This is truly finesse gardening made attainable by anyone who chooses to try."—Bloomsbury Review, February 1998 Bloomsbury Review
Review
"Shows us how to use these graceful plants with flair and intelligence ...
... It will be the rare gardener who comes away from Gardening with Grasses without a determination to make his or her garden a grassier place."—Thomas Fischer, Horticulture, February 1998 Thomas Fischer
Synopsis
Two imaginative garden designers provide beautifully illustrated information and inspiration about these most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants.
Synopsis
Ornamental grasses are among the most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants. Planted as single specimens in beds or on the terrace in a container, grasses are striking focal points. Smaller forms bring rhythm and diversity to mixed borders, and clumping forms richly carpet the ground. This beautifully illustrated book by two imaginative garden designers will provide equal measures of information and inspiration.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 144) and index.
About the Author
Michael King is a garden designer, photographer, and author who runs a garden advice bureau from Amsterdam. He is constantly evaluating new garden perennials and new ideas in landscape and garden design, and his ongoing areas of research include the latest trends in planting design and the introduction of garden worthy perennials. A British native, he became immersed in his lifelong passion for gardens and plantsmanship while working at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as secretary to the board of trustees. In addition to designing gardens, he has written many articles on plants and planting design and is the author of five books.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.
Table of Contents
Versatile grasses -- Plants to combine with grasses -- Grass borders -- Growing grasses -- Selected plant catalogue.