Shrouded in Light: Naturalistic Planting Inspired by Wild Shrublands

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Shrouded in Light: Naturalistic Planting Inspired by Wild Shrublands Authors: , Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Filbert Press
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Pages: 240 Illustrations and other contents: 250 photographs Language: English ISBN: 9781739903954 Category:

For decades, perennial meadows and prairies have inspired naturalistic planting design and now it’s the turn of shrublands to stimulate a new paradigm in garden design.

Shrubs have a raw beauty and wild ‘otherness’ that make them a striking presence in the landscape and a rich source of inspiration for gardeners. Shrubs are tough: they thrive in the hottest of deserts roadcuts, make homes in abandoned pasture, and march reliably northward as we warm the earth.

Shrubs excel at sharing communities with other living things and this book demonstrates how their adaptability and reciprocities are so valuable in a time of global climate change. Profiling 12 wild shrublands from the US and beyond, the authors identify the key shrubs and companion plants that define each plant community and the design take-aways including substitutions appropriate for a range of climates.

The final section showcases gardens that exemplify new ways of gardening with shrubs. This book is a call to incorporate the aesthetic lessons from shrubscapes into our planted spaces and also a deeper challenge to bring their collaborative way of being into practice.

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Author Biography

Kevin Philip Williams is a naturalistic gardener who collaborates with plants to create dynamic and challenging worlds. His unique style combines bioregional plant palettes, a hardcore punk ethos of NO CONTROL, and post-human aesthetics to craft wild and captivating spaces. Kevin's extensive work with Denver Botanic Gardens, as both a horticulturist and designer, has led to the creation of celebrated public gardens throughout the city. Kevin was a Gardener on The High Line in Manhattan and studied as a Horticulture Intern at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He holds a MS degree in Public Horticulture from the Longwood Graduate Program at the University of Delaware and a BA degree in The History and Philosophy of Science from Bard College.