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This book is nothing short of revolutionary. For too long, garden design has given pride of place to architecture, artifice, and arbitrary principles. The results? Soulless landscapes where plants play subordinate roles. With passion and eloquence, Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden argue that only when plants are given the respect they deserve does a garden become emotionally resonant. Plant-Driven Design shows designers how to work more confidently with plants, and gives gardeners more confidence to design. The Ogdens boldly challenge design orthodoxy and current trends by examining how to marry plantsmanship and design without sacrificing one to the other. Supported by extensive lists of plants adapted to specific purposes and sites, Plant-Driven Design explores how plants interact with place. In addition, the authors' experience gardening and designing in a wide variety of climates gives their perspective a unique depth. In ideas, scope, and detail, this book both embraces and transcends regionality. By reclaiming gardens as a home to plants, this groundbreaking work will restore life-affirming vitality to garden design and profoundly affect how we understand and experience gardens.
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Travis Neufeld
reviewed Plant-Driven Design: Creating Gardens That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit on June 20, 2011
Plant-Driven Design: Creating Gardens That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit
You can tell these author's have a definite opinion about how a garden should look, and woe to anyone who disagrees. They go after landscape architects who consider plants to be "materials" and not plants to be enjoyed. However they spare no punches for the other end of the spectrum: those who love plants so much that they have to label each one and plant them in neat little rows (the authors said it looked like a cemetery). They criticize those who are ignorant and plant invasive plants, and also those who are "holier-than-thou" native plant purists. They believe that if a plant is well behaved and suited to the site, then why exclude it?
I found the first half of the book engaging. They have strong opinions and that is enjoyable to read (especially since I'm not one of the groups targeted in the book). However, the second half of the book was given over to examples plant-driven design, which I thought was a little tedious after a while. I found myself skimming the text and focusing on the pictures (which were wonderful). The authors reside in Colorado and Texas and so most of the pictures were from those areas. If I lived in those climates I would probably have a higher opinion of the book since it would be more applicable to my garden.
I think if you're a gardener, this book is worth a read. Even if you disagree with the authors' opinions you can't deny that they make stunning gardens.
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