Garden Design Piet Oudolf Season Walk New York Botanical Garden

Piet oudolf planted a new border at the new york botanical garden conservatory and we got the chance to ask him a few questions about his process.

Garden design piet oudolf season walk new york botanical garden. Redesigned in 2014 the seasonal walk celebrates the ephemeral beauty of plants which is a central tenet of the work of dutch garden designer piet oudolf. To create a garden that is gorgeous from april through october but that s also alive and interesting from late. From new york s high line to hauser wirth s sublime prairie garden in somerset england to his private garden and test beds at hummelo in his native holland.

See more ideas about piet garden design garden inspiration. If there s a rock star garden designer worthy of a biopic then piet oudolf is probably the one. Revered and admired the dutch landscaper has become famous the world over for his breathtaking projects.

This double border features a wide array of perennials grasses and bulbs selected for their interesting shape structure and color in every stage of growth throughout the year. His design was so successful that the garden commissioned him to create a permanent planting there in 2014. Jan 5 2019 explore marin põldsamm s board piet oudolf gardens followed by 224 people on pinterest.

This border ended up staying for four years because the nybg liked it so. Why revise the original border that you had already designed here. In 2011 nybg asked oudolf to design the beds as a summer border meant to last just one season.