The Natural Garden: Landscape Ideas for New Zealand Gardens
Author:
Xanthe White
Publisher:
Penguin Books (NZ)
ISBN:
9781776950584
Date published:
03 October 2023
Pages:
320
Format:
Paperback
RRP:
$59.99
Informative and full of inspiration, this bestselling garden design guide, by award-winning landscape designer Xanthe White, has been revised and refreshed with new material for a contemporary take on the natural garden.
With a new foreword by acclaimed garden designer and author Dr. Noel Kingsbury, this revised edition of The Natural Garden builds on Xanthe White’s signature landscape design with contemporary updates.
Xanthe shares her design philosophy of nurturing a respectful and sustainable relationship with the natural world, and how her signature style can be applied to flower, native, rural, dry, inner city, productive, subtropical and coastal gardens. Warmly and expertly written, The Natural Garden features updated information to reflect the modern urban garden, including indoor and community gardens.
Lavishly illustrated with inspiring photos, hand-drawn garden plans, up-to-date plant recommendations for each garden type, and growing and composting advice, it’s almost as good as having Xanthe call round for a consultation.
About the author:
Xanthe White is the lead designer of her studio Xanthe White Design based in both Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand. The practise has worked for the last 28 years on projects across the globe including New Zealand, United Kingdom, Isle of Mann, France, Singapore, Japan and China. She has published several books on gardening and landscaping and has been involved in writing, radio and television through the years to communicate the art of gardening in a contemporary context. She is also involved in education teaching in studio classes as well as Masterclasses at an international level. She is also President of the Garden Design Society and a fellow of the organisation as well as an awarded Meritae Alumnae of Baradene.
She lives in Auckland New Zealand with her husband Chris and their children Jacob and Sophie.
