Bibliograph

Designing with plants, Piet Oudolf with Noël Kingsbury

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Label

Designing with plants, Piet Oudolf with Noël Kingsbury

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Designing with plants

Oclc number

41991367

Responsibility statement

Piet Oudolf with Noël Kingsbury

Summary

Shows the range of plant choice available in form, texture, and color. This work also shows how to combine these elements to create stunning and sculptural gardens. It emphasizes the importance of choosing plants that have value throughout the seasons

Table Of Contents

Planting palettes : Form ; Leaves ; colour -- Designing schemes : Combining forms ; Combining colours ; Structure & filler plants ; Using grasses ; Using umbellifers ; Repetition & rhythm ; Assembling a planting ; Natural planting ; Planting through the seasons ; Breaking the rules ; Evolution ; Using plants as architecture -- Moods : Light ; Movement ; Harmony ; Control ; The sublime ; Mysticism -- Year-round planting : Birth ; Life ; Death -- Plant directory

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