Essays. Block planting vs. intermingling -- Mixed planting and other randomized systems -- Natives vs. exotics -- Self-seeding -- The dry garden -- A seasonal approach

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. This 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 gardens - from a perennial meadow in East Sussex, England to a private, drought-resistant garden in Australia - each garden in this stunning book is brought to life with beautiful photography and insightful text

Gardens. Oudolf Field -- Groningen City Garden -- Von Schlegell Garden -- Phillip Johnson Garden -- Bernard Trainor Garden -- Water Mill Garden -- Jo Wakelin Garden -- Mamaku -- Cambo Gardens -- Stone Hill -- Wildside -- Gelli Uchaf (Upper Grove) -- Les Cyprès -- James Hitchmough Garden -- Hailstone Barn -- Lianne's Siergrassen -- Le Jardin Sec -- High Line -- Hauptfriedhof Ludwigshafen -- Fort William Park -- Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof -- ABB Factory -- Tokachi Millennium Forest -- Trentham Gardens -- Grey to Green City Garden -- Dyffryn Fernant -- Stansbatch Barn -- Le Jardin de Berchigranges -- The Lookout -- Oakwood at RHS Garden Wisley -- Federal Twist -- Barbican Estate -- Cap d'Antibes Garden -- New York Botanical Garden -- Innisfree -- The Barn -- Hummelo -- Chanticleer -- Tashiro-no-Mori (Tashiro's Forest) -- Great Dixter House and Garden -- Prairie Garden