Piet Oudolf

Who is Piet Oudolf?

Piet Oudolf is an influential Dutch garden designer, nurseryman and author. He is a leading figure of the "New Perennial" movement, using bold drifts of herbaceous perennials and grasses which are chosen at least as much for their structure as for their flower colour.

His books include Gardening With Grasses, Dream Plants for the Natural Garden and Planting the Natural Garden, Designing With Plants, Planting Design: Gardens in Time and Space and Landscapes in Landscapes, and the most recent Planting: A New Perspective.

His list of design projects includes the High Line, Battery Park, ABN Amro Bank, Hoogeland, the Lurie Garden, a gigantic green roof over the car park of Millennium Park and Scampston Hall. He is the designer of the interior garden of the 2011 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London, in collaboration with the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.