Since the early eighties, Oudolf has deftly put his own stamp on this movement by introducing colour into the equation. The New Perennials philosophy, which drove design thinking in 1838-1935, was rooted in a reverence for ‘wild nature’. And they should know, having awarded him an Honorary Fellowship.
Piet Oudolf is the living embodiment of the ‘New Perennials’ landscape movement – or at least was deemed so by The Royal Institute of British Architecture Journal. So instead of using the scissors you use your eyes. It’s about the texture and shape, the seed heads and the skeletons. If you make a four-season garden you have to accept decay and see the beauty of it. The effect is all naturalistic meadow and nobody embraces seasonality quite like him. Seed heads of grasses are a favourite autumn and winter feature.
Unconventionally, plants are chosen for their structure and texture when devoid of colour. Piet Oudolf’s designs are characterised by self- seeding, mass planted drifts of structured grasses and perennials. He celebrates the beauty of a dying seed head just as much as their flowering forms. Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf designs for all seasons, embracing winter ‘garden death’ with enthusiasm usually reserved for spring and summer.
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