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The Naturalistic Garden
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A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers such as Sean Hogan, Piet Oudolf, and Dan Pearson
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A stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers such as Sean Hogan, Piet Oudolf, and Dan Pearson.
Forget the mild, manicured gardens of the past: planting today is undergoing a revolution in taste and aesthetics. Wild is the first comprehensive overview of a new planting approach that is wild and natural by nature, reflecting the global turn towards sustainability and the current zeitgeist in garden design.
Featuring over 40 gardens—from a perennial meadow in East Sussex, England to a private, drought-resistant garden in Australia—each garden in this stunning book is brought to life with beautiful photography and insightful text.
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Reviews for Wild by Noel Kingsbury praise its exploration of naturalistic gardening, celebrating the shift from traditional manicured lawns to vibrant, free-form landscapes filled with wildflowers and native plants. The book is noted for providing ample inspiration and ideas, with reviewers highlighting its beautiful imagery and insightful content, acknowledging it as a significant contribution to current gardening trends.
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ISBN: 9781838661052
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 February 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Contributors:
- By Claire Takacs
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 205.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 1657g
Pages: 320
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Noel Kingsbury is a planting-design consultant and a prolific writer on gardens and naturalistic planting, with over 20 books to his name. He is based in Portugal, where he is developing an experimental garden.
Claire Takacs is an award-winning garden photographer who has visited and photographed some of the best and most innovative gardens around the world. Her work is featured in numerous books and leading magazines.Also by Noel Kingsbury
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