Celebrate the beauty and creativity of the world's greatest contemporary gardens through this
stunning survey highlighting the leading designers of today A BEST GARDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR:
Gardens Illustrated The Times Royal Horticultural Society Magazine The Contemporary
Garden showcases 300 outstanding gardens in more than forty countries across the globe. Curated
in collaboration with an international team of horticultural experts this wide-ranging
collection includes iconic public gardens such as the High Line and Changi Airport Garden as
well as private gems such as a dreamy hillside garden in Morocco by Umberto Pasti and Anna
Wintour's elegant garden in upstate New York by Miranda Brooks. Beautifully designed and
illustrated The Contemporary Garden celebrates each garden with a gorgeous large-format image
and insightful description. Readers will discover the work of renowned garden designers and
landscape architects such as Fiona Brockhoff Dan Pearson Sarah Price and Bernard Trainor
alongside projects by rising stars and owner-makers. Organized alphabetically by designer or
studio name the book's pages reveal a striking range of contemporary garden styles -
naturalistic community wild urban botanical dry topiary minimalist edible flower and
more - demonstrating how our evolving stylistic and horticultural aesthetic fosters an
increasingly strong connection with the natural world. Both an inspirational resource and an
authoritative reference The Contemporary Garden will delight professional recreational and
armchair gardeners of all ages. Garden designers featured include: Marian Boswell Sam Cox
Erik Dhont Isabel Duprat Luciano Giubbilei Olin Piet Oudolf Reed Hilderbrand Amalia
Robredo and Tom Stuart-Smith Gardens featured include: African Ancestors Memorial Garden
Chihuly Garden & Glass Gardens by the Bay High Line Hunting Brook Gardens Jardins d'Étretat
The Native Plant Garden at New York Botanical Garden The Opera Park and numerous private
gardens Advisors and contributors include: Richard Aitken Matthew Biggs Matt Collins Sorrel
Everton Joanna Fortnum Clare Foster Noel Kingsbury Stephanie Mahon Tovah Martin Michael
McCoy Colleen Morris Paul Redman and Tony Spencer
