"In every place there are invisible lines to discover. These define the perspective the
auxiliary lines. On this foundation the scenes the perspectives the volumes the circulations
the relationships with the existing landscape are built." Piet Blanckaert one of the major
Belgian landscape architects brings more than forty years of experience and love of gardens
into his work. Inspired from the outset by the great English landscapers Blanckaert`s
repertoire covers a wide range from walled gardens in his hometown Bruges to magically textured
landscape ensembles. With an introductory essay on Piet's approach by Caroline Donald this
book presents a large selection of Piet Blanckaert gardens from the Baltic to the
Mediterranean from the first to the most recent all photographed beautifully by Jean-Pierre
Gabriel over the seasons. Landscape architect PIET BLANCKAERT (born 1955) has been running
his own independent office Piet Blanckaert Landscape Design in Bruges since 1979. His
commissions include private gardens as well as environmental works around hotels industrial
complexes and museum sculpture gardens in Belgium France Spain Austria the Netherlands the
United Kingdom Switzerland and Greece.
