The Piet Oudolf Garden Collection brings together the garden design work and teachings of one of the world's most celebrated garden designers — including his personal garden at Hummelo, the High Line in New York, and the Vlinderhof community garden in Holland.
Across three courses, you'll learn Piet's planting philosophy and design techniques: how to use plant combinations and structure across all seasons, how to manage perennials at scale, and how to combine key plants, companions and surprises for maximum impact.
Suitable for all levels, from beginners to professional gardeners. Assignments are marked by Dr Noel Kingsbury, who also co-teaches throughout the collection.
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.
Courses in this Collection
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.
Piet Oudolf and Dr Noel Kingsbury take you on an exclusive tour of Piet's family gardens at Hummelo, so you can learn...
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"Structure is the most important component in a successful planting; colour is important too but it is a secondary consideration"
I looked at landscape gardening as a career alternative to my family business of catering. I'm probably best known as the landscape designer from the Netherlands! And I consider myself along with Noel Kingsbury as one of the leading figures of the ‘New Perennial’ or ‘New Wave Planting’ movement, using bold blocks of perennials and grasses to create Prairie style designs. My wife and I first opened a nursery in Hummelo, the Netherlands back in the 1980s, this is where my planting style emerged with strong block-type groupings based on structure and texture as much as colour. As my design style progressed I have focused on the perennial meadow, mimicking nature in my planting style. Nature is my biggest influence.
It comes as a surprise to some people that I'm also an early adopter of some technologies. I love using my iphone to capture videos and photos as I work. I have a large presence on instagram, and I'm excited to share my work through teaching on Learning with Experts. Dr Noel Kingsbury and I have been collaborators for over 25 years, and Noel will be with you in the classroom marking your work, while Noel and I developed and filmed the course materials together. We are planning more courses over time here too. I hope you enjoy your online courses with me.
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