Garden Design Archives - Lurie Garden

Planting a new Piet Oudolf Garden

Garden Design, Garden Update, Piet Oudolf

The Oudolf Garden Detriot is the newest public Piet Oudolf project in the United States. As this site comes to life there is a renewed appreciation for the work, investment, […]

The Challenges and Rewards of Mapping the Naturalistic Garden

Design Narrative, Ecological Horticulture, Garden Design, Garden Design Elements, Garden Management, Garden Update, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, How-To Lurie Garden, Lurie Garden's Story, Piet Oudolf, Pollinators

Maps that are rich in detail help us communicate the complexity and evolution of our dynamic garden. Lurie Garden is intended to be an ever-changing, dynamic planting. The evolving relationships […]

Scaling a Public Garden for an Intimate Space

Garden Design, Garden Design Elements, Guest Blog Post, How-To Lurie Garden, Landscape Architecture

Can we as designers, horticulturalists and gardeners feasibly and successfully recreate park design and modern design features in our own gardens? My visit to Lurie Garden was all about looking […]

Gardens as Art: Principles and Elements for Better Designs

DIY, Garden Design, Garden Design Elements, Speaker Series

We can analyze the composition of a garden’s design like we study a painting. This allows us to understand how a garden is put together, and from that comes the ability to make educated design […]