![]() I decided that we needed to introduce annual and tender plants into the design to ensure that the garden was looking as good as possible for the gallery opening.” The result is spectacular and exuberant, with the ephemeral plants adding a lightness and effervescence to the garden that sparkled even into late October. “We had just a few months between being able to plant and the inauguration of the museum. Here is Oudolf's list of annuals and perennials to give you an idea of his exciting mix of plants - and also some of the quantities used for an area of 400 squared metres. The garden at Voorlinden needed to look spectacular for the opening of the museum and for this Piet had to adopt a different approach. The hallmark of his schemes is sustainability and durability. Dutchman Piet Oudolf is regarded as a pioneer for a generation of garden designers who in the late 1980s began to question conventional practices, finding traditional landscape gardening too decorative, labour-intensive and resource-consuming. Oudolf is best known for designing schemes of p erennial plants and grasses that focus on the way that plants relate to each other throughout the year. ![]() ![]() The 2,000 square metre garden at Museum Voorlinden needed to encompass the gallery's contemporary building and connect it to the surrounding countryside. One of Piet Oudolf's project is a garden surrounding a new gallery of contemporary art near Amsterdam. ![]()
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