Photographer: Walter Herfst, Designer: Piet Oudolf
Above:
Though this
meadow of
plants seem
untamed,
Dutch garden
designers
play with
color and
texture by
laying out
species
intentionally
while also
allowing them
to sprout at
their will.
F
or many, gardens can often be written off
as having two functionalities: beautification by
way of flowers and usefulness by way of fruits and
vegetables. Yet the act of gardening is more than
simply weeding and watering; it is a special kind
of dance, a waltz between the wild and unruly
entanglements of nature and the ballet of human
control and perfection. Only the gardening masters
have been able to engage in such a balancing act,
juggling both Mother Earth's organic intention and
humanity's impulse to create symmetry and order.
The British have long since been admired for
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