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"Indispensable. . . . an impassioned plea for packing
beds tightly, interlacing species lightly, choosing s that
survive multiple stresses, [and] letting seed heads stand through
winter." --The New York Times Book Review
"Luscious photographs and meticulous explanations of techniques
and methods make this an essential reference guide and constant
source of inspiration." --Booklist
"In ing: A New Perspective (Timber Press), written with
fellow landscape architect Noel Kingsbury, Piet Oudolf details
for the first time the specific ingredients that go into his
horticultural alchemy, and even includes original plans and
charts." --Elle Décor
"This is a thoughtful, inful guide that deserves serious
consideration." --Library Journal
"It treads a well-pitched line in providing gritty information
to the professional and the amateur alike... It is fascinating to
see this pinnacle of public naturalistic ing explained and
contextualized." --The Guardian
"No one does ecology-based harmonies better than these
two, and it's just so sweepingly, stunningly beautiful...A
fascinating and technical exposition of how Piet has changed the
way s are used." --The Telegraph
"In ing: A New Perspective, Oudolf and Kingsbury detail
what it takes to design, , and maintain the new nature-like
landscapes. This is a how-to book that will leave you with the
information, courage, and enthusiasm to approach your own
landscape in a new way...The authors leave no doubt about the
importance of natural beauty to human life, and they show how to
reproduce aspects of it successfully." --Landscape Architecture
Magazine
"A fascinating in into Piet Oudolf's approach to design."
--Gardens Illustrated
"Features groundbreaking design principles that can be applied
to the home garden." --Garden Design
"For anyone who wants to emulate and understand what is
happening in [the High Line's] naturalistic designs." --Highlands
Current
"The book includes an extensive directory, which covers
detailed information about each mentioned in the book; from
the measurements, flowering season and spreading ability to
the foliage architecture (plus lots more). It is a great guide
for anyone wishing to try out the style Piet Oudolf uses in his
magnificent gardens." --The English Garden
"A wonderful primer for the home garden." --Chicago Tribune
"No one does ecology-based harmonies better than these
two, and it's just so sweepingly, stunningly beautiful."
--Pacific Northwest Magazine
From the Back Cover
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Piet Oudolf's gardens are breathtaking to observe and
hard to define. They are calm yet full of surprises, apparently
effortless but complex to achieve, and while reaching
out to the wider natural world. His unique combinations of
long-lived perennials and woody s are rich in texture,
sophisticated in colour, and have an emotional resonance that
humans find compelling.
Oudolf's skill in combining s is legendary and in his
recent work he takes it to a new level, favouring highly
integrated schemes in which s intermingle and blend without
overcrowding one another. An knowledge of s is
essential to the success of this approach and here, Piet Oudolf
and Noel Kingsbury share their considerable understanding of
ecology and performance - how s behave in different
situations, what goes on underground, which species make good
neighbours. From them we learn how to select the right s,
how to group them, and how to combine them with other elements to
make beautiful gardens that require minimal use of resources.
With the help of Oudolf's original ing plans, this book is
the first to show gardeners and professionals explicitly how his
gardens and landscapes are made. A detailed directory that
records vital information about each such as its life
expectancy, the persistence of its seedheads, its tendency to
spread, and propensity to self seed will prove an invaluable
resource.
A Piet Oudolf garden feels right on many different levels --and
is so much more than the sum of its parts. This book will be
essential reading for all who are interested in making -rich
gardens that are in tune with their surroundings, support
biodiversity, and nourish the human spirit.