'An immersive look at all manner of verdant dreamscapes.' - Vanity Fair Celebrate the beauty
and creativity of the world's greatest contemporary gardens through this stunning survey
highlighting the leading designers of today 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
