![]() As research in this lab has shown, though, a garden designed specifically to be pollinator friendly has an outsized impact. When it comes to pollinators, it seems, almost any garden is better than no garden at all, and a garden doesn’t need to be designed especially for pollinators in order to offer benefits to them. ![]() He has a palette of plants that he has tested over time for durability and effect.ĭuring the bloom season, one imagines these gardens will be buzzing with pollinators, and be places of lively, hungry activity. Oudolf himself acknowledges, though, that they require a certain amount of “interference”, and his design process is comprehensive and very specific. They evoke flower-filled meadows and prairies, and seem at first glance like places that could, indeed, have occurred spontaneously. ![]() ![]() Oudolf’s gardens have been described as spontaneous, immersive and naturalistic, and rely heavily on grasses and structural perennials to maintain visual interest well into the winter. His popular public garden designs, and several books, have had a profound impact on the design of public spaces, as well as private gardens. This recently-released film has brought renewed attention to the gardens and landscapes created by this internationally-renowned designer. ![]() Īs part of Master Gardener Week at the end of October, I had the opportunity to view “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf” and participate in a discussion afterwards. Oudolf-designed garden at Pensthorpe, Fakenham, UK. ![]()
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