Planting the Natural Garden
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- Author：Piet Oudolf
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Summary
“If the world of gardening has rock stars， Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger， David Bowie， and Prince rolled into one。” —Gardenista
The original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement。 Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf， and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk Gerritsen， it transformed private and public spaces with its emotionally resonant， naturalistic use of hardy perennials and grasses。
Now this classic has been expanded and updated to include scores of new plants and combinations。 Packed with practical information and visual inspiration， Planting the Natural Garden zeroes in on the New Perennial Movement’s power to move us， making its distinctive plant palette available to all。 For enthusiasts of these vibrant landscapes， it is an essential text; for gardeners who love the dreamy moods and colors that Oudolf and Gerritsen celebrate， it’s the key to a magic kingdom of garden beauty。
The original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement。 Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf， and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk Gerritsen， it transformed private and public spaces with its emotionally resonant， naturalistic use of hardy perennials and grasses。
Now this classic has been expanded and updated to include scores of new plants and combinations。 Packed with practical information and visual inspiration， Planting the Natural Garden zeroes in on the New Perennial Movement’s power to move us， making its distinctive plant palette available to all。 For enthusiasts of these vibrant landscapes， it is an essential text; for gardeners who love the dreamy moods and colors that Oudolf and Gerritsen celebrate， it’s the key to a magic kingdom of garden beauty。
Reviews
Megan Lougheed
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My dear friend mentioned this author。 Currently I am doing a lot in the garden and I want to keep in mind to build it for the （small） animals such as insects， hedgehogs and birds。 This book helped me to understand some things better about placement of plants in the garden。 This book isn’t about the ecological garden， but it was informative。
Trish Remley
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This is a later edition （2019） Edited by Noel Kingsbury。 Have read a lot of these authors books， but this one still contributed some nuggets for me and thoughts to think about landscaping with perennials and grasses。
Kaila Hines
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A wonderfully colorful book that explores the use of unique perennials in the garden。 I enjoyed reading about how much has changed in perennial gardening on the past thirty years or so and I love the pages and pages of plants that I didn’t even know existed。 The second half of the book is gardening plans to help you incorporate a natural garden style and offers great inspiration！
Ruhegeist
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Beautiful book。 Helpful that it gave me freedom and permission to not be so formal or ridged while planning a garden。 Being in AZ means this book is not as useful as others for plant selection。 Still recommend for the beauty Oudolf brings to the world。
Abby
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A marvelous guide to unstructured but planned perennial gardens from a cheeky pair of Dutch landscape designers。 I particularly enjoyed their opinionated commentary about certain plants and pairings。 A book that I would like to own。
Love to read
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Wonderful book！What a great book that talk about all the varieties of perennials plants and how to care for them in the right way， I learned a lot from this book and now I am more clear how and where to plant the right ones for my garden。 Thank you！ Love the section of the best neighborly plants！
Janet
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If only my garden looked like this！ I read it cover to cover and will continue to use it as a reference for years to come。
Debbi
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Not as practical as the title would suggest。 I will keep it for a year to see if it becomes useful， but I suspect there are better books available for the N。American gardener。
Linda Ingersoll
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I enjoyed the book and greatly admire Piet Ouldof。 I’m sure I will return to it as a reference book （it is mostly a catalog） filled with recommendations for what to and especially what not to do to create a beautiful garden。 I often found snark and plant snobbery humorous， but occasionally intimidating。 It is clear the authors are convinced their way is right， and everyone else is wrong。 I actually laughed out loud at their description of my beloved rudbeckia （something about how the plant has n I enjoyed the book and greatly admire Piet Ouldof。 I’m sure I will return to it as a reference book （it is mostly a catalog） filled with recommendations for what to and especially what not to do to create a beautiful garden。 I often found snark and plant snobbery humorous， but occasionally intimidating。 It is clear the authors are convinced their way is right， and everyone else is wrong。 I actually laughed out loud at their description of my beloved rudbeckia （something about how the plant has no merit until its garish petals have fallen off）。 And because of that， they do nothing to build the confidence of amateur gardeners。 Will I let it stop me from creating an exuberant garden？ No。 。。。more
Annarella
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An amazing book， full of wonderful illustrations and perfect for any keen gardener like me。I loved this book， it was informative and entertaining and a pleasure for the eyes。Highly recommended！Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine。
Janet
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When a super-speed reader is finding herself sitting in front of the a/c in OCTOBER as it is so hot and humid in Canada， she gets a lot of reviews done！ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttI received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttFrom the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。ttttttttttttttttt“If the world of gardening ha When a super-speed reader is finding herself sitting in front of the a/c in OCTOBER as it is so hot and humid in Canada， she gets a lot of reviews done！ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttI received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttFrom the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。ttttttttttttttttt“If the world of gardening has rock stars， Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger， David Bowie， and Prince rolled into one。” —GardenistaThe original publication of Planting the Natural Garden ushered in a revolution in landscape design: the New Perennial Movement。 Spearheaded by internationally renowned designer Piet Oudolf， and incisively articulated by the late plantsman and designer Henk Gerritsen， it transformed private and public spaces with its emotionally resonant， naturalistic use of hardy perennials and grasses。Now this classic has been expanded and updated to include scores of new plants and combinations。 Packed with practical information and visual inspiration， Planting the Natural Garden zeroes in on the New Perennial Movement’s power to move us， making its distinctive plant palette available to all。 For enthusiasts of these vibrant landscapes， it is an essential text; for gardeners who love the dreamy moods and colours that Oudolf and Gerritsen celebrate， it’s the key to a magic kingdom of garden beauty。This is a beautiful book chock full of ideas and examples of beautiful gardens and bringing them alive with perennials。 The ideas are concrete and achievable to anyone with space and money - i。e。 not me。 LOL。 A beautiful gift book for the gardener in your life - just before holiday gift-giving time and the perfect time to plan your 2020 garden！tttttttttttAs always， I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis （outside of their incessant use by "Social Influencer Millennials" on Instagram and Twitter） so let's give it 🌸🌺🌹🌷🏵️tttttttttttttttttttttttttttt 。。。more
Alicia Bayer
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You can tell that this is an updated book from one that was published some time ago， because it reminds me very much of garden books I had years ago （and not in a good way）。 While the authors are clearly experts in the field and gifted at designing natural gardens， the book is mostly a sort of encyclopedia of perennials but only of the few that can be packed in with descriptions of the hundreds of thousands of choices。 There are color photos but not of all the plants recommended， which had me co You can tell that this is an updated book from one that was published some time ago， because it reminds me very much of garden books I had years ago （and not in a good way）。 While the authors are clearly experts in the field and gifted at designing natural gardens， the book is mostly a sort of encyclopedia of perennials but only of the few that can be packed in with descriptions of the hundreds of thousands of choices。 There are color photos but not of all the plants recommended， which had me constantly scrolling back and forth to see if one that sounded good was pictured （it generally was not）。 It's also written for the European gardener， which means there are no garden zones and many of the plants won't work in my Minnesota garden -- and I have no information about whether each one will or won't。 Lastly， the photos really remind me of garden photos from older books。 They are accurate but uninspiring。A good read for really dedicated perennial lovers， but probably one to check out from the library。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review。 。。。more
Carmen
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What a thrill to read this book。 Many books divide plants by season and / or color。 This book also describes the appearance of the blooms and what mood they create。 Long time can of Piet Our old。
Anna
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Very unique in it's descriptions， terrific photos and sketches， but I think it's just too subjective to be useful in other parts of the world。 Very unique in it's descriptions， terrific photos and sketches， but I think it's just too subjective to be useful in other parts of the world。 。。。more
Pam
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While Piet Oudolf is a great artist and garden designer， that does not translate necessarily into being a great author。 If you live in the Netherlands or nearby environs this might be a good book for you， but if you live in North America please do yourself a favor and find another book。 Eighty-five percent of the book is an alphabetical plant directory listing perennials and grasses that he uses in his designs。 Unfortunately he does not include any hardiness or zone information so you can not te While Piet Oudolf is a great artist and garden designer， that does not translate necessarily into being a great author。 If you live in the Netherlands or nearby environs this might be a good book for you， but if you live in North America please do yourself a favor and find another book。 Eighty-five percent of the book is an alphabetical plant directory listing perennials and grasses that he uses in his designs。 Unfortunately he does not include any hardiness or zone information so you can not tell if the plants will grow in your climate making most of the book useless。 The remaining 15% has some value。 It includes gorgeous photographs which may help with your garden design or plant combinations。 It also includes specific plant lists for specific conditions like "Exuberant plant combinations"， silvery plants， "beautiful autumn colors"， "beautiful winter silhouettes"。 If you love Piet Oudolf's natural style like I do borrow this book from the library but buy another title。 。。。more
julia
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Great reference book for plants that look wild but don't act wild。 I love the groupings they provide as well。 Great reference book for plants that look wild but don't act wild。 I love the groupings they provide as well。 。。。more
romney
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I found the book disappointing， but good。 It is mostly a plant catalogue - albeit a large format， well illustrated one。 There are some sections about garden design， but if you admire Piet's designs there are better books。 （e。g。 "Planting: A new perspective" has detailed planting plans and descriptions of Piet's methods and philosophy。 And many great pictures！） I found the book disappointing， but good。 It is mostly a plant catalogue - albeit a large format， well illustrated one。 There are some sections about garden design， but if you admire Piet's designs there are better books。 （e。g。 "Planting: A new perspective" has detailed planting plans and descriptions of Piet's methods and philosophy。 And many great pictures！） 。。。more
Peter
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