Dream Plants for the Natural Garden: Over 1,200 Beautiful and Reliable Plants for a Natural Garden

Dream Plants for the Natural Garden: Over 1,200 Beautiful and Reliable Plants for a Natural Garden is written by pioneering garden designers Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf. This gardening book focuses on plant choices for a natural garden.

Synopsis

Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf set out their ideal perennials, bulbs, grasses, ferns and small shrubs. They describe an ideal plant as one that combines beauty with robustness, performing reliably with very little input from the gardener.

The authors present an innovative approach that moves away from creating large masses of colourful blooms that are heavily pruned once flowering ends. Instead, they select plants primarily for their form, including leaves, flower heads and stems, so the planting retains its natural beauty through all the seasons.