Planting the natural garden / Piet Oudolf & Henk Gerritsen ; edited by Noel Kingsbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oudolf, Piet, author.

Gerritsen, Henk, author.

Contributor:

Kingsbury, Noël, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants, Ornamental.

Plants, Ornamental--Pictorial works.

Natural gardens.

Genre:

illustrated books.

Illustrated works

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

287 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Manufacture:

Italy : Preinter Trento, 2019.

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2019.

Summary:

"When it was first published, Planting the Natural Garden--the first book by Piet Oufolf--was the start of the now immensely popular New Perennial Movement. Since then, Piet Oudolf has become one of the most iconic and groundbreaking designers of our time, responsible for some of the world's most important gardens, including the High Line, the Lourie Garden, the Battery, and Pottersfield. Fans of Piet Oudolf will delight in this revised edition of Planting the Natural Garden. Packed with plant information, new photography, and an introduction from Noel Kingsbury. It includes hundreds of eye-catching plant combinations, with an emphasis on the use of themed plantings that create mood and evoke emotion. Also included are plant lists and instructions for placing specific plants in particular habitats, as well as complete growing requirements." -- (Source of summary not specified)

In 2003 the first edition of Planting the natural garden transformed private and public spaces with its emotionally resonant, naturalist use of hardy perennials and grasses. This edition has been expanded and updated to include scores of new plants and combinations, making a distinctive plant palette that is available to all. For gardeners who love the dreamy moods and colors of natural gardens, Oudolf and Gerritsen offer a key a magic kingdom of garden beauty. -- adapted from back cover

Contents:

Introduction

Part I: Plant descriptions. Perennials ; Ornamental grasses

Part II: Uses. Introduction ; Blazing ; Lush ; Airy ; Tranquility ; Exuberant ; Silvery ; Grassy ; Gloomy? ; Autumn ; Structure plants ; Scatter plants ; Exceptional properties of plants

Part III: Planting plans & combinations. Planting plans ; Good neighbors ; Plants per square meter

Index of plant names

Nurseries

Metric conversions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 287) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Altemus Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781604699739

1604699736

OCLC:

1125324750