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# Naturalistic Planting Design

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Review: Deep information, lushly illustrated - Really enjoyed this lovely book. I am extremely happy to read how Nigel Dunnett views nature, composition, urban planting, and relieved that he does not sacrifice color to form as often seems to happen in contemporary natural gardens. This is a beautifully written book, walking a line of prose so nicely spoken that in places it feels like poetry. But it is quite practical and not afraid to get down into details with boots on the ground examples. The stages of nature nature system that borrows Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and modifies it to suggest a model for planting design is so naturally sensible. Dunnett offers a venn diagram for contemporary naturalism: impressionistic, technocratic, and modernistic with a center sweet spot, this begins a solid essay on the directions of recent garden design growing out of several contemporary directions, and concludes with "The Way Forward" which pivots into an important, sometimes missing component in naturalistic planting "Reading Nature." Lots to see and learn here, even more to think on.
Review: Great ideas, great pictures, great book - As a landscape designer with a strong interest in creating ecological sound landscapes, this book was the best I have read in a long time. There is enough detail in theory as well as practices that I am in the process of rereading it (1st time was this Summer). Great ideas thoroughly explained, plus lavish photos and illustrations. I only wish the ending sections were a little longer and more detail. Still, this is the best gardening book I have read this year. I liked this better than his colleague's Sowing Beauty (which is good in its own right though). Note this is a deep book that is definitely for professionals or obsessive gardeners with a natural or native plant bent. Not for casual gardeners or native plant purists.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #276,048 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #246 in Garden Design (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (135) |
| Dimensions  | 10 x 1 x 8.5 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0993389260 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0993389269 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 240 pages |
| Publication date  | July 1, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Filbert Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deep information, lushly illustrated
*by J***D on July 29, 2019*

Really enjoyed this lovely book. I am extremely happy to read how Nigel Dunnett views nature, composition, urban planting, and relieved that he does not sacrifice color to form as often seems to happen in contemporary natural gardens. This is a beautifully written book, walking a line of prose so nicely spoken that in places it feels like poetry. But it is quite practical and not afraid to get down into details with boots on the ground examples. The stages of nature nature system that borrows Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and modifies it to suggest a model for planting design is so naturally sensible. Dunnett offers a venn diagram for contemporary naturalism: impressionistic, technocratic, and modernistic with a center sweet spot, this begins a solid essay on the directions of recent garden design growing out of several contemporary directions, and concludes with "The Way Forward" which pivots into an important, sometimes missing component in naturalistic planting "Reading Nature." Lots to see and learn here, even more to think on.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great ideas, great pictures, great book
*by J***M on January 3, 2020*

As a landscape designer with a strong interest in creating ecological sound landscapes, this book was the best I have read in a long time. There is enough detail in theory as well as practices that I am in the process of rereading it (1st time was this Summer). Great ideas thoroughly explained, plus lavish photos and illustrations. I only wish the ending sections were a little longer and more detail. Still, this is the best gardening book I have read this year. I liked this better than his colleague's Sowing Beauty (which is good in its own right though). Note this is a deep book that is definitely for professionals or obsessive gardeners with a natural or native plant bent. Not for casual gardeners or native plant purists.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Informative
*by M***H on September 21, 2019*

I am a self taught landscaper. I've been studying permaculture and trying to figure out how to design planting plans that are more in tune with permaculture principles. Mr. Dunnet's designs are beautiful. His information about how to create them is just enough without being too technical or rigid. The book itself is a joy to look through. If you are looking for how too's, the chapters titled "Planting Design Toolkit" and "Cultivation Guidelines" are quite helpful, but I do recommend reading the whole book to really understand his different approach.

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