Garden Design Piet Oudolf Season Walk New York Botanical Garden
Piet oudolf planted a new border at the new york botanical garden conservatory and we got the chance to ask him a few questions about his process.
Garden design piet oudolf season walk new york botanical garden. In 2011 nybg asked oudolf to design the beds as a summer border meant to last just one season. This border ended up staying for four years because the nybg liked it so. Why revise the original border that you had already designed here.
The new york botanical garden is open year round tuesday to sunday 10 a m. One of the great excitements of the season is the newest garden a long herbaceous border called the seasonal walk which was recently redesigned by piet oudolf the dutch plantsman known for his naturalistic designs in bloom now. Jan 5 2019 explore marin põldsamm s board piet oudolf gardens followed by 224 people on pinterest.
Redesigned in 2014 the seasonal walk celebrates the ephemeral beauty of plants which is a central tenet of the work of dutch garden designer piet oudolf. His design was so successful that the garden commissioned him to create a permanent planting there in 2014. We build a border for only one season.
From new york s high line to hauser wirth s sublime prairie garden in somerset england to his private garden and test beds at hummelo in his native holland. See more ideas about piet garden design garden inspiration. This double border features a wide array of perennials grasses and bulbs selected for their interesting shape structure and color in every stage of growth throughout the year.