Planting the Oudolf Gardens at Hauser & Wirth Somerset
by Rory Dusoir, Foreword by Piet Oudolf, Photographs by Jason Ingram
Piet Oudolf is renowned for his exceptional use of perennials and grasses which is brilliantly displayed at the gardens of the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Bruton, Somerset. In this book, Kew-trained designer and plantsman Rory Dusoir analyses the plant choices, planting plans and horticultural techniques that make this garden so compelling. Over 300 exceptional photographs by Jason Ingram capture the special quality of the gardens in all four seasons.
Rory Dusoir graduated from Oxford University with a Classics degree and worked at Great Dixter before undertaking the prestigious Kew Diploma. He has written for the Daily Telegraph, RHS Garden magazine and Gardens Illustrated, contributed to two books and runs his own garden design practice, Kennedy Song Dusoir.
Planting the Oudolf Gardens at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Rory Dusoir
£30│ISBN: 9781999734534│ 19th September 2019
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“Piet Oudolf is probably the most gifted planting designer of this century and if you want to see his style exquisitely photographed and to read in detail about caring for his favourite plants so that you might recreate that look, here’s your book.”
Stephen Anderton, The Times
“A beautifully illustrated and insightful account of the creation and planting of Piet Oudolf’s gardens at Hauser & Wirth Somerset”
Annie Gatti, Gardens Illustrated
“This book offers an insight into Piet Oudolf’s design process and tracks his inspiring plantings through each seasonal incarnation. Atmospheric photographs by Jason Ingram bring the garden to life.”
House & Garden
“This book allows us a privileged vision of Piet’s evocation of nature that we can all learn from and adapt to our own private gardens.”
Stephen Parker, landscape and design historian
“The seasonal changes are the highlight: there are drifts and blocks of rich late-summer colour, and structural stems and sculptural seedheads that provide visual excitement even in the depths of winter.”
Meg Honigmann, Town and Country
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