Horticulture

Influential Gardeners reveals the history and development of garden and landscape design in the 20th century by focusing on 56 key personalities who have shaped and continue to form today’s taste.

The 29 landscape designs selected for this book have changed the way we look at designed outdoor spaces. They are examples of the ways in which 20th-century landscape designers have attempted to create a new style to reflect the modern age.

Influential Gardeners reveals the history and development of garden and landscape design in the 20th century by focusing on 56 key personalities who have shaped and continue to form today’s taste.

This book describes gardens within or as an integrated part of a building that is either covered or open to the air. It is not about decorating a house or building with plants in containers. Arranged in thematic chapters, it shows how gardens inside buildings have become a notable feature of Post Modernist architecture, with innovative designs that range from peaceful city sanctuaries to planted interiors as an essential element of eco-friendly designs.

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.