Plantations naturalistes

by Nigel Dunnett

- Comment une plantation de fleurs et d'arbustes peut-elle susciter autant d'émotion qu'un vaste espace naturel?
- Comment peut-elle durer dans le temps avec un budget d'entretien le plus limité possible?
- Comment les plantes peuvent-elles se succéder au fil des saisons, sans nécessiter d'interventions, de nouvelles plantations, de désherbage ni d'arrosage?

Nigel Dunnett (l'un des meilleurs experts des jardins naturalistes, concepteur de nombreux projets dont les espaces plantés du site olympique de Londres) répond ici à toutes ces questions en dévoilant ses inspirations, ses méthodes de conception et de travail sur le terrain, pour composer simplement des plantations vraiment spectaculaires et durables.

Genres: Gardening, Horticulture, Nonfiction, Nature, Education, Landscape Architecture

240 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Sally Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m not sure I needed the author’s version of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs rejigged to fit in with his planting designs. Plus I like rustic, twee shit, which Dunnett disdains in favour of brutalist, utilitarian hard landscaping features. I guess on some things we will agree to disagree.

However there’s a load amazing planting schemes and explanations of the theory that makes them work so well, as well as some practical pointers. The practical stuff is pretty thin on the ground though so if you want a step by step guide this isn’t going to help. With gardening I’ve found that however much you research how to do something it will never match perfectly your plot or circumstances, so it’s best just to get on with it and do what you fancy. This book underlines that approach while providing some great ideas and inspiration.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll be coming back to this one a lot.