Yes, that is the best comparison.Ī man with so much work going on all over Europe and America I was blown away that he would take time out of his schedule to walk through his garden and talk plants. I really don’t mean to brag but truly I don’t know if there is anyone I would want to walk through a garden with more….My wife rolls her eyes every time I talk about it, but as I explained to her it would be like her meeting Reese Whitherspoon. Well, how about talking with Piet and his wife Anja in their garden, looking around his studio, checking out the books in his library…that would be better. To see the garden where this masterful designer gets inspired, experiments with plant combinations, relaxes, and calls home….I mean what could be better. To a plant nerd like me I don’t know that it could get much better. I have read numerous articles, looked at hundreds of pictures and read his books outlining his garden named Hummelo and now it was my time to see it for myself. The opportunity came about to travel with my former professor Steve Still and a group from the Perennial Plant Association to Piet’s home and garden in the rural country side of Holland. To say the least he was the reason for my jaunt across the pond. I would consider him the designer of the moment and maybe the most in demand plantsman of our day. Piet Oudolf, the master of the modern day perennial border, has designed such gardens as the High Line, Scrampton Hall, Battery Park, and the Lurie Garden.
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