Tokachi Millennium Forest
Pioneering a new way of gardening with nature
Dan Pearson and Midori Shintani
Tokachi Millennium Forest is a game-changer for gardeners and for all who wish to reconnect with the land and wildlife that surround them. It embodies a new strand of naturalistic gardening that unites traditional Japanese nature worship with contemporary ecological planting design. This remarkable place speaks to gardeners and nature lovers the world over.
Dan Pearson trained at the RHS Gardens, Wisley and at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. An innate understanding of plant ecology informs his work which is widely celebrated throughout the world. He has received numerous accolades, writes weekly at DIGDELVE and lectures widely.
Midori Shintani studied horticulture and landscape architecture at Minami Kyushu University, Japan. After training as a gardener in Sweden, she moved back to Japan and has been the head gardener of Tokachi Millennium Forest since 2008.
Tokachi Millennium Forest, Dan Pearson and Midori Shintani
£40 │ ISBN: 9781999734541 │ 24th September 2020
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“… the Tokachi project embodies a new strand of naturalistic, sustainable gardening that could be used as a model for garden design the world over.”
Clare Foster, House & Garden
“As a garden book I found it fascinating and informative there are enough plant names to satiate my desire for specifics but it is much more and I closed the cover feeling inspired. ”
Geoff Stebbings, Sunday Times Ireland
“Dan is one of the most thoughtful garden designers I know and one of the few who understands the future of our gardens.”
Piet Oudolf
“A masterclass in naturalistic planting. ”
Annie Gatti, Gardens Illustrated
“… a different approach, not just to garden-making, but to the way we view nature, perhaps even towards a simpler, and more thoughtful way of living.”
Mary Keen, The Daily Telegraph
“I am in awe of this project and the entire Tokachi team whose foresight, integrity, respect for nature and sensitivity to landscape is played out on the grandest of scales, but the brilliance is in the detail and the invitation to traverse bridges, pause, be humbled by plants and healed by the natural world is truly transformative. ”
Arit Anderson
“Dan Pearson is one of the finest of all British garden designers, blessed with sensitivity, a wonderful eye, deep plant knowledge and a willingness to experiment […] Pearson’s commitment to this worthy enterprise is genuine and his prose intelligent and clear, especially in the exposition of why he has done what.”
Ursula Buchan, The Spectator
“A detailed and exacting read, it throws light on how to choose plants that coexist happily and echo the natural environment, and how to take a gentle approach to their management.”
Paula McWaters, Country Living
“It’s so good to see a book of such high quality, with design, images, content, paper etc and one that’s so thoughtful and interesting to read. I thought I would love visiting the Millennium Forest and it has already exceeded my expectations with what I have seen and read here.”
Claire Takacs
“… this important book is about a way of seeing that will influence thinking about gardens, the land and the natural world.“
Susie White, Garden Design Journal
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