Dream Plants for the Natural Garden

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"I loved this book. It's smart, incredibly informative, well and engagingly written, and the photos are excellent."

—Vincent Lawrence, Fine Gardening

"An excellent source for gardeners who want to start a natural–looking garden, as well as a valuable reference on many of the low–maintenance plants now available."

—Lori D. Kranz, Bloomsbury Review

"Gerritsen and Oudolf have developed the concept of natural gardening to new heights."

—Joanne S. Carpender, National Gardener

"A terrific guide to plants with a Shakerish self-reliance."

—Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times Book Review

"Browsing through Dream Plants for the Natural Garden is like revisiting some old favorites that are missing from daily urban life."

—Peter Hepburn, E-Streams

"Completely unpretentious, the authors' style is clean and clear with just the right amount of humor to sustain interest. Garden design books are rarely this enjoyable."

—Nancy Bauer, Pacific Sun

"This book clearly sets out Piet Oudolf the naturalist gardener who fills in the details of his structuralist settings."

—Traditional Home

"A beautiful gift for a gardening friend or for yourself."

—Garden Glories

"A great deal of very useful information about the morphology and culture of each plant is conveyed in a prose style which is botanically correct while at the same time is very readable. What sets this book apart from other books on the subject is the complete candor of the authors in explaining their choices ... I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in knowing more about plants which require little maintenance yet can bring interesting colors and textures to a garden."

—Joanne Sharpe, Plant Science Bulletin

"The authors provide food for thought and permission for planning a garden that can be enjoyed in the growing as well as in the viewing."

—Marge Howard-Jones, California Garden

"This is a well-organized and well-written book, personal in nature, that will inform practitioners by providing both reference and casual reading."

—Rachael Green, American Reference Books Annual

"In a word: a great book for dreaming and planning."

—Rural Delivery

"If you love nature and you want to have a beautiful garden that does not require the use of pesticides and fertilizers, I highly recommend this book."

—Marlene A. Condon, Charlottesville Daily Progress

"A gorgeous compendium of 1200 reliable plants."

—Helen Chesnut, Victoria Times Colonist

"Sumptuously illustrated…"

—Steve Whysall, Vancouver Sun

"More than 200 color photographs and many illustrations make a beautiful case for that flowing naturalistic garden that lies somewhere in your dreams."

—Marianne Binetti, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"When many people were discovering the English cottage garden, Dutch garden designer/author Piet Oudolf was hybridizing wildflowers and North American prairie plants to make them behave just enough for the garden bed-but still look as if they came out of the wild."

—Sally Ruth Bourrie, Oregonian

"Gardeners of all abilities looking for a natural selection of reliable, low-maintenance plants would do well to turn a leaf of this handy guide."

—Carleen Madigan, Horticulture

"Inquisitive gardeners will savor the engagingly wry tone and provocative opinions contained in this fine compendium."

—Booklist

"[The authors'] book offers each of us the opportunity to create the garden of our dreams."

—Bookseller

"For those gardeners looking to move towards a more natural style, the suggestions of plant choices provided here makes an excellent starting point."

—Terry Peters, North Shore News

"If you are looking for a guide to beautiful but low maintenance plants, here is the book for you."

—Bobbie Schwartz, Buckeye

"A book of exceeding interest ... [Gerritsen & Oudolf] have written a book of great humor and educational benefit ... It’s not just a listing of plants; there are descriptions, beautiful color photos, and best of all, the plants are all hardy, reliable, and easy to grow without fertilizers or pesticides ... I think you’ll love it, either for yourself or as a unique gift for a friend."

—Judy Brinkerhoff, Petaluma Argus-Courier

"This book is an eye opener. And… Once I picked up Dream Plants for the Natural Garden I was immediately drawn into it and I had to sit down and go through all 1200 listings!"

—Lynette Walther, Palatka Daily News

"This book will open an exciteing and new dimension to gardening. Great stuff."

—Marty Figley, Michigan Observer and Eccentric

"Compulsive reading because of Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf’s enjoyable way with words."

—Janine Wookey, English Garden

"These are radical new trends in gardening ... I must declare an interest [in] the new approach of Oudolf and Gerritsen."

—Brita von Schocnaich, Garden Journal

"The photos are wonderfully suggestive and the concept is inspiring."

—Garden Showcase

"Plant nuts will find much in Oudolf and Gerritsen’s book to fuel their daydreams."

—Judy Lowe, Christian Science Monitor

"This book will be of help to those wishing to establish a good size garden and have little maintenance."

—John E. Bryan, Gardening Newsletter

"Fanfare and trumpets please, bring on the hautbois. Timber Press has just published Dream Plants for the Natural Garden."

—Home Monthly

"Beautifully and lavishly present the aesthetic, indeed often dreamy qualities of plants."

—Rudolf Schmid, Taxon

"Dutch garden designers Henk Gerritson and Piet Oudolf share their personal technique for creating beautiful, distinctive gardens that span the seasons."

—FTD in Bloom

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