Cultivating chaos
Subtitle: how to enrich landscapes with self-seeding plants
By: Jonas Reif, Christian Kress ; with photos by Jürgen Becker ; foreword by Noel Kingsbury
Contributors: Kress, Christian, author; Becker, Jürgen (Photographer); Kingsbury, Noël, writer of foreword
Edition: English language edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781604696523
Subjects: Plant propagation; Design; Gardens; Planting design; Landscape plants
Work titles: Blackbox gardening
Description: Self-seeding plants can create naturalistic gardens of great charm, but left to their own devices quickly spiral out of control. Maintaining the balance of plants so that a small number of robust species do not evict the others and developing the structure of the garden are important techniques to acquire. Taking inspiration from the gardens of Christopher Lloyd, Derek Jarman and Henk Gerritsen. Cultivating Chaos teaches how to prepare your soil for improved germination, guide your planting as it evolves, and create different ecological niches from which will emerge beautiful, species-rich gardens.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-179) and index.

Translation of: Blackbox gardening.
Table of contents: title: How do you garden with self-seeding plants? Letting go ; The advantages of gardening with self-seeders ; The strategy behind self-seeding plants ; The life spans of self-seeding plants ; Dungeness : nature's tapestry; title: Let the planting being. Using seeds and plug plants ; Preparation for planting ; Wolfram Kunick : the pioneer of pioneers ; Transforming a site ; Gardening from the bottom up ; Het Vlackeland : fast-blooming dynamic splendor; title: Strategies for design and maintenance. Can self-seeding plants be controlled? ; Unwanted plants ; Every picture needs a frame ; Ton der Linden : chaotic charm in the garden ; Plants in crevices and joints ; Crushed limestone beds ; Meadows : cultivating chaos on a grand scale ; Managing the mix ; Picking your time ; The only constant is change ; Waltham Place : naturalism in a formal setting; title: Plants for self-seeding gardens.