Garden Designer Piet Oudolf S Aesthetic

A personal tour of hummelo the netherlands home and famed garden of designer piet oudolf would be pretty near the top of any keen gardener s wish list.

Garden designer piet oudolf s aesthetic. Words john hoyland photographs walter herfst. The opulent driveway leading into the property is framed by carefully trimmed hedges and in front of the residential house stands an old farmhouse that was built in the 1850s. The difference between the two is structure plants provide clear visual interest until autumn at least and filler plants are only used for flower or foliage color becoming formless or even untidy after.

Mar 10 2019 explore sage gardens s board planting design piet oudolf followed by 178502 people on pinterest. Oudolf at home in his garden. Piet and his family have lived in an.

Structure and filler plants. A new garden his own marks the next step in piet oudolf s constantly evolving creative journey. Landscape architecture firms and garden designers have demonstrated artistry in perennial design.

Landscape designer piet oudolf s new book. See more ideas about piet garden inspiration garden design. In the garden of museum voorlinden in the netherlands designer piet oudolf has added a glorious selection of bright annuals to his trademark perennial plantings.

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Oudolf says perennials fall into two categories. For more see hummelo. Oudolf s overall approach to planting has evolved since the 1980s when he and his wife anja opened their nursery hummelo in gelderland.