Piet oudolf gardens to visit5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Hummelo, also the name of my hometown in Holland, is in the middle of the countryside nestled among farmers. We escaped the city because we wanted to grow plants and we needed space. The founders, architects and people who take care of it make the park unique and hard to compare with any other green space. It is the most satisfying because it is public and in a neighborhood that has evolved so much over the past decades. Of all the projects I designed, the High Line is my favorite. We caught up with Oudolf, to talk about designs, Hummelo (which he and his wife Anja have tended to for the past 30 years) and his personal tips for home gardeners. Written with gardening author Noel Kingsbury, the book is named after Oudolf’s personal garden in Arnhem and is ideal for green thumbs who have been seduced by Oudolf’s deeply beautiful plantings. Decades later, his designs and career are being celebrated in a stunning new book: “Oudolf/Hummelo” (Monticello Press $50). We built huts, climbed trees and freed rabbits from poacher snares,” he says. “We climbed over the fence to a nature preserve every day. Oudolf, 70, fell in love with the outdoors as a young boy. Handout Based in the Dutch countryside town of Arnhem, Oudolf is known for lush, green projects across the US - from Battery Gardens in NYC to Chicago’s Millennium Park - along with projects in England, Ireland and Scandinavia. As the creative genius behind the planting on the High Line, Dutch garden and landscape designer Piet Oudolf is a plant-world rock star. ![]()
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