Piet Oudolf Gardens

The Piet Oudolf Garden Collection brings together Piet Oudolf’s garden design work and teachings – including his personal garden at Hummelo, the High Line in New York and a community garden at Vlinderhof.

This collection of gardening courses is suitable for all levels of gardener from beginners looking to expand their design skills to professional gardeners wanting to learn Piet’s world-famous garden design techniques and philosophy.

The collection includes:

Planting the Piet Oudolf Way:

Piet Oudolf and Dr Noel Kingsbury discuss the planting of Piet’s family garden at Hummelo.

• Piet will teach you how to use planting combinations and structure in your garden design, and how to create a beautiful garden that works in all seasons.
• This is a unique chance to see Piet Oudolf’s personal garden and garden design studio, and he’ll explain why he has chosen certain plants in specific areas of his garden.
• You’ll practice what you learn with assignments marked by Dr Noel Kingsbury.

Perennial Management, The Piet Oudolf Way:

Dr Noel Kingsbury teaches managing and garden design with perennial plants. You’ll be introduced to Piet Oudolf’s use and management of perennials – particularly on the New York High Line.

• You’ll follow Piet as he manages the perennials used on the New York High Line.
• Dr Noel Kingsbury will take you through the lifecycle of managing perennials from implementation, through establishment to the intended planting.
• He’ll talk to experts including Piet Oudolf, Roy Diblik, Gabriela Marin (Chief Horticulturist at Battery Park – one of Piet Oudolf’s early garden commissions).

Piet Oudolf Vlinderhof Garden:

Piet Oudolf and Dr Noel Kingsbury take you on an autumn tour of the Vlinderhof Gardens – a community garden project in Holland, designed by Piet Oudolf.

• You’ll learn how Piet’s planting design principles combined over 100 plant varieties to create an impactful garden design which works throughout the seasons.
• Piet will explain how to combine key plants, combination plants and surprises to create impact in your designs.
• You’ll practice your own garden design as you learn.