The secret: Embrace decay instead of rushing into the garden with your pruners at the first sign of wilting. Stripped bare, stalks, stems, and seed pods become architectural elements in the garden. Oudolf chooses plants more for shape and texture than for their blooms. Above: Winter in Oudolf’s frosted Hummelo garden in the Netherlands.įlowers fade. Photography via Hummelo,courtesy of The Monacelli Press.

Hummelo and Planting: A New Perspectiveare our two gardening bibles (and we quote from both below). Reading them, you learn that signature Oudolf style calls for drifts of grasses, perfectly appropriate perennials, and garden beds that look beautiful even in the depths of winter. Here are 10 of Piet Oudolf’s best ideas to steal for your own garden.

The Dutch landscape designer-whose work is instantly recognizable for its dreamy romanticism and oft-copied for its emphasis on sustainable, sensible plantings-makes it look so easy. If the world of gardening has rock stars, Piet Oudolf qualifies as Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Prince rolled into one. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. 10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Superstar Dutch Designer Piet Oudolf - Gardenista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action.

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