Piet Oudolf
One of Oudolf’s finest achievements is the garden he designed for the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Somerset, England. Here’s what it looks like in the summer.
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There are more than a hundred species of plants at Oudolf’s Vlinderhof garden in the Netherlands’ 200-hectare Máxima Park.
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Oudolf’s Millennium garden at Pensthorpe National Park in Norfolk, England
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Oudolf’s hand-drawn garden designs are themselves works of art, and the film shows the work that goes into them.
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Oudolf’s hand-drawn plan for a perennial meadow as part of Hauser & Wirth’s gallery at Durslade Farm in Somerset, England, features bold, almost abstract patterns.
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This photo of Oudolf’s garden at the Hauser & Wirth gallery at Durslade Farm in Somerset shows how close the final product comes to his original design.
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Oudolf working at home in the Netherlands
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Oudolf’s garden in Hummelo shot from the roof of his studio building in early October
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Oudolf’s plan for a private garden he planted on Nantucket Island
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Oudolf’s personal garden at Hummelo in the Netherlands features some of his most striking work. Here’s how it looks in summer.
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Another look at Oudolf’s personal garden at Hummelo in summer
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The sun illuminates spider webs at Oudolf’s garden in Hummelo.
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Really, we could just stare at images of Hummelo all day long. Here it is in autumn.
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Piet Oudolf in “Five Seasons”
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Seedheads in autumn
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Durslade Farm in autumn
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Oudolf and crew working at planting his garden at the Hauser and Wirth gallery
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A close-up of echinacea at Durslade Farm
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Hummelo! This time, in winter.
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Seriously, how is this even real? Hummelo in autumn.
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Seedheads in winter
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Another angle on Oudolf’s Vlinderhof garden in the Netherlands’ Máxima Park
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Oudolf designed two 120-meter-long borders to flank the Italian Garden at Trentham Estate in Staffordshire, England.
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Spring greens
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Oudolf travels the world looking for plants and inspiration. Here he is photographing wildflowers in Texas.
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Oudolf photographing his personal garden at Hummelo
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Hummelo in spring
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A close-up of Oudolf’s hands at work
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The Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millennium Park is one of Oudolf’s best-known achievements.
Rick Darke
Oudolf at work outdoors
Malcolm Wyer
“Five Seasons” director Thomas Piper at work on the film
Adam Woodruff
Oudolf and “Five Seasons” director Thomas Piper