Naturalistic Planting Design
The Essential Guide
Nigel Dunnett
Nigel Dunnett’s famous meadows and nature-inspired plantings have lifted the spirits of city dwellers for decades. This book offers the opportunity to get inside the work of this pioneering designer and learn how to select the right plants for a site, layer them to maintain interest through the seasons, and build plant communities that are biodiverse, beautiful and self-sustaining.
Nigel Dunnett is a leading international exponent of ‘The Sheffield School’ of garden design whose work includes the much celebrated Barbican Beech Gardens, Trentham annual meadow and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. He lectures widely throughout the world, is RHS Ambassador for ‘Greening Grey Britain’ and an award-winning Chelsea Flower Show exhibitor.
Naturalistic Planting Design, Nigel Dunnett
£35│ ISBN: 9780993389269 │ 21st March 2019
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“Every page is – literally – brilliant.”
Mary Keen, The Daily Telegraph
“Nigel’s low-input, high-impact ideas are so important.”
Piet Oudolf
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