Planting: A New Perspective
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- Author：Piet Oudolf
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Summary
Piet Oudolf’s gardens—unique combinations of long-lived perennials and woody plants that are rich in texture and sophisticated in color—are breathtaking and have deep emotional resonance。 With Planting， designers and home gardeners can recreate these plant-rich， beautiful gardens that support biodiversity and nourish the human spirit。
An intimate knowledge of plants is essential to the success of modern landscape design， and Planting shares Oudolf’s considerable understanding of plant ecology， explaining how plants behave in different situations， what goes on underground， and which species make good neighbors。 Extensive plant charts and planting plans will help you choose plants for their structure， color， and texture。 A detailed directory shares details like each plant’s life expectancy， the persistence of its seedheads， and its propensity to self-seed。
An intimate knowledge of plants is essential to the success of modern landscape design， and Planting shares Oudolf’s considerable understanding of plant ecology， explaining how plants behave in different situations， what goes on underground， and which species make good neighbors。 Extensive plant charts and planting plans will help you choose plants for their structure， color， and texture。 A detailed directory shares details like each plant’s life expectancy， the persistence of its seedheads， and its propensity to self-seed。
Reviews
Lauren Krueger
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This is the most comprehensive， lovely， down to earth landscape planting book I have encountered so far。 Ten stars。
Ariane
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3。5 again， the principles are great---especially the concept of different matrices in planning and achieving a more natural look。 But 95% of species and no extra water available is unsustainable in US west。
Adina Stene
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Love this book and Piet Oudolf's work！ I recommend it！ Lovely images and very good writting。 Love this book and Piet Oudolf's work！ I recommend it！ Lovely images and very good writting。 。。。more
xtine
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Oudolf is an artist whose medium is plants & landscape design。 I do not see this as a how-to book for gardeners （I’m allergic to grasses for one thing！） but as a way of understanding Oudolf’s philosophy， thoughts on the role of gardens， and design process。 Super interesting and generous regardless of how you feel about the gardens themselves。
Lisa Smith
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The European and commercial planting focus made it not very useful for my needs。 I did like the plant table in the back a lot though。 Not sure if they are readily available here。
Megan Bullington
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Inspiring！ Can't wait to order some new plants and get out in my garden。 Inspiring！ Can't wait to order some new plants and get out in my garden。 。。。more
Trish Remley
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A good synopsis of recent landscape design concerning sustainability and the support of biodiversity。 Thoroughly enjoyed each chapter and very interesting to see my own design ideas very much inline with many of these presented。
Annie Oosterwyk
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One of the best gardening books I've read in a long time。 This is the style of garden I prefer and it was great to not only see the fabulous photos of plantings， but to read about the theory behind it。 I definitely plan to skate on the High Line this summer and visit as many other of these gardens as I can。Now to check the seed catalogs to find out where I can get some of these grasses。 One of the best gardening books I've read in a long time。 This is the style of garden I prefer and it was great to not only see the fabulous photos of plantings， but to read about the theory behind it。 I definitely plan to skate on the High Line this summer and visit as many other of these gardens as I can。Now to check the seed catalogs to find out where I can get some of these grasses。 。。。more
Patti
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If you love photos of Flora you'll love paging through this book。 Gorgeous pix of prairie and meadow gardens will dazzle you。 The book is about the authors detailed planning these beautiful gardens for public places around the world。 If you love photos of Flora you'll love paging through this book。 Gorgeous pix of prairie and meadow gardens will dazzle you。 The book is about the authors detailed planning these beautiful gardens for public places around the world。 。。。more
Anna
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"。。。plantings will change over time and。。。the role of the gardener or manager is to direct these processes in a way which preserves or enhances their visual qualities and other desires features， such as species diversity。" "。。。plantings will change over time and。。。the role of the gardener or manager is to direct these processes in a way which preserves or enhances their visual qualities and other desires features， such as species diversity。" 。。。more
Lily C
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This book is a comprehensive guide to matrix plantings as practiced by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingbury。 I liked the chapter on combining plants which detailed plant structure above ground， would of liked a continuation to root structures as these also play apart in making good combinations。 The photographs are sheer eye-candy。 This is a book I would use in combination with a guide to local native plants in my case probably Lorraine Johnson's "100 Easy-to-grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens"。 I This book is a comprehensive guide to matrix plantings as practiced by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingbury。 I liked the chapter on combining plants which detailed plant structure above ground， would of liked a continuation to root structures as these also play apart in making good combinations。 The photographs are sheer eye-candy。 This is a book I would use in combination with a guide to local native plants in my case probably Lorraine Johnson's "100 Easy-to-grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens"。 It is is on my reference shelf。 。。。more
Mhd
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Several of the concepts in this book are unusual。 Some don't apply to my garden directly， but it was still very interesting。 Lovely photos: most of the gardens here are of the natural or wild look。 Most of the gardens/plants are in Europe or New York。 Few of the plants are specifically appropriate to Southern California or other near desert areas， but the overall design concepts are still valuable。 I wish ALL garden books had the same attention to both the "longevity" and "persistence" of indivi Several of the concepts in this book are unusual。 Some don't apply to my garden directly， but it was still very interesting。 Lovely photos: most of the gardens here are of the natural or wild look。 Most of the gardens/plants are in Europe or New York。 Few of the plants are specifically appropriate to Southern California or other near desert areas， but the overall design concepts are still valuable。 I wish ALL garden books had the same attention to both the "longevity" and "persistence" of individual plants。 。。。more
Pam
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I became aware of Piet Oudolf as a result of his work on the High Line in NYC， which I have seen photos of but never seen in person。 From those photos， it was immediately apparent that here was a landscape designer who really embraces the beauty of nature rather than creating formal stiff plantings。 Despite his European origins， his gardening style and many of the plantings in this book adapt well to the US。 His style mirrors our prairies of which there are now few examples。 Gardeners would grea I became aware of Piet Oudolf as a result of his work on the High Line in NYC， which I have seen photos of but never seen in person。 From those photos， it was immediately apparent that here was a landscape designer who really embraces the beauty of nature rather than creating formal stiff plantings。 Despite his European origins， his gardening style and many of the plantings in this book adapt well to the US。 His style mirrors our prairies of which there are now few examples。 Gardeners would greatly benefit from seeing alternative possibilities to the popular style of mulching everything。 I hope Piet Oudolf receives other highly visible commissions in the US and that he becomes a household name among gardeners。 I would love to see his style rise in popularity。 Adapting it to smaller plots does present some issues which perhaps Oudolf will address in a future book。 。。。more
Debbie
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Beautiful photography and lots of unique suggestions for gardens。 A "coffee table" book！ Beautiful photography and lots of unique suggestions for gardens。 A "coffee table" book！ 。。。more
Ashlynn
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A fantastic and informative book with gorgeous photography。 Even people who aren't normally fans of a less formal， or more "wild" look （not in the least wild， but a highly designed approximation of nature）， could find the beauty of these plantings hard to resist！ A fantastic and informative book with gorgeous photography。 Even people who aren't normally fans of a less formal， or more "wild" look （not in the least wild， but a highly designed approximation of nature）， could find the beauty of these plantings hard to resist！ 。。。more
John
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Planting design is a widely overlooked corner of gardening design， itself a sub-discipline of landscape design。 Yet here are both core tools for ecological engineering， aimed at improving water， air， and biodiversity， as well as an aesthetics and composition as compelling as those found in any visual art。 In the spaces between the massive deployment of commercial farming and wilderness restoration， between maintained special gardens of institutions and the rich and common flowerbeds and vegetabl Planting design is a widely overlooked corner of gardening design， itself a sub-discipline of landscape design。 Yet here are both core tools for ecological engineering， aimed at improving water， air， and biodiversity， as well as an aesthetics and composition as compelling as those found in any visual art。 In the spaces between the massive deployment of commercial farming and wilderness restoration， between maintained special gardens of institutions and the rich and common flowerbeds and vegetable patches， Piet Oudolf & Noel Kingsbury have carved out something new: an organized approach to planting that is regionally appropriate yet eschews token locality， that reads natural but evaded the weeding of the undertrained landscaper， that performs natural duties but yet maintains human appeal， that lasts for years to decades but maintains something for every season， and supports sustaining ecologies while requiring that people will want to keep it for its own sake。 In this volume， you will find both theory and practice， compositional and biological advice， visions for the future and long-completed projects still going strong。 This book will teach you how to see both wild spaces and gardens in a different way， looking at how repeating combinations occur。 It will give you the tools to combine plants for yourself but also reveals existing plant combination systems。 I will admit that gardening books generally didn't appeal to me previously to this volume。 I've always liked flowers and liked to look at pictures of gardens， but I didn't want an ecological screed， or a boring bunch of lists， or an impossible set of instructions， or a commercial for particular nurseries or gardeners or whatever， or just another commission made by somebody with too much money。 What you get with this book is a design book， a real design book， that advances serious， humane， nuanced， Most Advanced Yet Appropriate advice that appeals to people who want to make improvements in the real world for real people。 What is design？ It's about taking the best objective knowledge about the way things are and the best subjective knowledge about what makes people flourish and applying them in the most appropriate way to get the most likely sustained uptake。 This is what I mean when I say this is a design book。 Also， this book is beautiful。 You can use this to keep making your life better by improving your surroundings， or you don't have to do a damn thing and just appreciate it for people doing great work， both scientifically and aesthetically。 Either way， your life will be better for it， for this is a book about doing both。 。。。more
Lorraine
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This book concentrates on "plant design for the twenty- first century"。 It is loaded with all kinds of information on planting， grouping plants， combining plants， long-term plant performance， and "the new planting" which refers to "negotiating with nature" versus absolute control which plant design appeared to be in the past。 One aspect that I found very interesting is just which plants are truly a perennial。 I believe the authors mentioned about five or six families of plants that are really pe This book concentrates on "plant design for the twenty- first century"。 It is loaded with all kinds of information on planting， grouping plants， combining plants， long-term plant performance， and "the new planting" which refers to "negotiating with nature" versus absolute control which plant design appeared to be in the past。 One aspect that I found very interesting is just which plants are truly a perennial。 I believe the authors mentioned about five or six families of plants that are really perennial。 The rest fall into categories such as short-lived， ability to spread， and ability to seed。 This book is more involved in meadow planting that back yard gardens， but many of the principles can be applied to the every day garden。 I do not believe this is a book for the beginner gardener， but with knowledge of gardening， this book will aid the perennial gardener。 。。。more
romney
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Excellent book if you're looking to get the Piet Oudolf look。 Plenty of colour photos， planting plans and insight into the philosophy behind the designs。 Its mostly on the large scale， but you can still apply it to your own garden。 For instance， I learnt how to work out the potential longevity and spread of a plant by looking at the type of stem and root system。 I assumed Echinacea were meant to clump up， but actually they die after a few years and spread by seed， so now I can treat them correct Excellent book if you're looking to get the Piet Oudolf look。 Plenty of colour photos， planting plans and insight into the philosophy behind the designs。 Its mostly on the large scale， but you can still apply it to your own garden。 For instance， I learnt how to work out the potential longevity and spread of a plant by looking at the type of stem and root system。 I assumed Echinacea were meant to clump up， but actually they die after a few years and spread by seed， so now I can treat them correctly。 Good coffee table book and you might learn something！ 。。。more
jess
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In general， fancy landscape design is not really my bag。 And contemporary anything is not really my bag either。 In general， I am more focused on permaculture principals and functional design of landscapes that produce food。 So this contemporary fancy landscape design book is not really my preference， but this book is exceptional and a lot of the theories can be applied to more functional/productive landscapes。 Piet Oudolf's landscapes are like， beautiful， concentrated， curated versions of the be In general， fancy landscape design is not really my bag。 And contemporary anything is not really my bag either。 In general， I am more focused on permaculture principals and functional design of landscapes that produce food。 So this contemporary fancy landscape design book is not really my preference， but this book is exceptional and a lot of the theories can be applied to more functional/productive landscapes。 Piet Oudolf's landscapes are like， beautiful， concentrated， curated versions of the best natural landscapes。 water-wise， lovely in all four seasons， providing habitat， etc。 I got so much peace and inspiration from the photographs。 I'm sure hanging out in Oudolf-designed spaces is really awesome。 This is really information-dense。 It is not a coffee table book。 It's more like a horticulture textbook。 。。。more
Allison
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Not much new here except more technical and geared toward public plantings （like the High Line）。
Xander Schofield
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