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Wild

The Naturalistic Garden
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The book Wild by Noel Kingsbury delves into the beauty and importance of naturalistic garden design. It explores how gardeners can create thriving, self-sustaining gardens by embracing nature's spontaneity and resilience. Through vivid photography and insightful commentary, it provides practical advice for cultivating spaces that blend seamlessly with the natural world while celebrating biodiversity.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate the beauty of naturalistic gardening and want to explore how to create garden landscapes that mimic the wild. It offers insights into using plants and design principles that work with nature to produce more sustainable and aesthetically pleasing environments. Garden enthusiasts who love combining ecological practices with artistic elements will find this a delightful read.

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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 gardensโ€”from a perennial meadow in East Sussex, England to a private, drought-resistant garden in Australiaโ€”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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Book Details

INFORMATION

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

About the Author

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.

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