Hidcote, Gloucestershire Credit: National Trust Images/Sarah DavisĪ world-famous Arts and Crafts-inspired garden, Hidcote is located in the rolling Cotswold hills. The private Cotswolds residence of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, the extensive gardens at Highgrove epitomise the classic country estate aesthetic and feature iconic areas such as the shaded Stumpery, magical Sundial Garden and picturesque wildflower meadow. Highgrove, Gloucestershire Highgrove, Gloucestershire Mapperton House and Gardens, Dorset Credit: MappertonĪ romantic valley garden featuring formal topiary and lush lawns intermingled with deep herbaceous borders and ornamental and native woodland. Oudolf's detailed plans provide inspiration and insight for all interested in small personal gardens and the design of large-scale public landscapes alike.We’ve rounded up 18 of the most beautiful country-style gardens to visit in the UK.įrom a royal residence in Gloucestershire to a romantic valley garden in Dorset, take time to visit gardens near you and savour these inspiring and uplifting horticultural gems this year. Insightful, accessible text by gardening author Noël Kingsbury places Oudolf's work in context and explains how each garden and the plants selected for it fit the specific environment. This glorious full-color volume features twenty-three of Oudolf's most beautiful public and private gardens, including the widely acclaimed High Line and the Battery in New York City the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park in Chicago Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society Garden in Surrey, England the Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens in Norfolk, England the Trentham Estate in Staffordshire, England Il Gardino delle Vergini at the 2010 Venice Biennale the Dream Park in Enkoping, Sweden and his own perpetually evolving garden in Hummelo, The Netherlands. Oudolf challenges conventional approaches to gardening that rely on short-lived bursts of color and constant maintenance and shows the delights of working with versatile, expressive perennials to create lasting, ecologically sound panoramas that relate to the greater landscape and the shifting seasons.
Form and texture are valued as much as color, and perennials - prized for their beauty throughout a natural life cycle - are used almost exclusively. A leading figure in the New Perennial planting movement, garden designer Piet Oudolf emphasizes plant structure as the most important aspect of a successful garden. Beautiful full-color illustrations of 25 gardens by one of today's most prolific landscape designers will inspire home gardeners and professionals alike to implement Oudolf's unique approach to planting - selecting perennials for form and texture as much as color, and appreciating them throughout the four seasons.
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