Piet Oudolf

Playing in the dirt · Post by **Playing in the dirt** » Aug 07, 2003 6:13 am

I keep reading references in Gardening magazines to this Dutch Plantsman and designer. Has anyone read him and which of his books have you found the most helpfull?
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/search ... 00-5356329

Helen

viktoria · Post by **viktoria** » Aug 07, 2003 7:19 am

I have heard of him and read about him, but I garden by my own book.

Playing in the dirt · Post by **Playing in the dirt** » Aug 07, 2003 7:24 am

Easy for you to say, Victoria, steeped in knowledge as you appear to be!!

My "book" has not been written yet but will probably be called " How the slugs were victorious!".
Helen

bsmcwilliams · Post by **bsmcwilliams** » Aug 07, 2003 1:50 pm

Now that that title has been taken I have no choice but to use "Garden Centers: How a fool and his money are soon parted!"
Unless the titles: "If it looks like I know what I am doing then why do you keep asking?" and "Beginner's Plant Torchure Made Easy" and "Insects, Gardens and Throwing your Money Away in a Hurry" are all been used up.
-Bart

viktoria · Post by **viktoria** » Aug 07, 2003 2:32 pm

How about "Lifestyles of the Plant Obsessed"? Or

The Laggard's Garden
Dollar Bill Fertilizer, or How to Plow the Buck
Buy It, Plant It, Kill It!

bsmcwilliams · Post by **bsmcwilliams** » Aug 07, 2003 3:03 pm

This list could be endless with such titles as:
"You're Green and I'm mean"
"Gardening with stupid"
"Silent Gardening"
"Why do you say that my landscaper must have been drunk when you know I did it?"
"How to avoid jail time: Plant propagations for the cheap and irresponsible" or "It looked great in their yard so... I thought that it would look great in mine Judge."
"Gardening your way out of jail"
"Plea bargaining for gardeners"
"Landscaping: Getting around permits and not getting caught"
"I gardened for da mob: Where Jimmy Hoffa really is"
"No ... you can't smoke these herbs"
"Domestic abuse: Turning the abuser into garden fertilizer"
"Rhubarb salad: Quickie Divorce for Vegatarians"
"Hangin out with hoes and hose: Garden tools for Hip-hop"
"Gardening for the insane" or "Gardening with the insane"
"Gardening for the ill-repute"
"I'm not the sharpest garden tool in the shed"
"Garden tools for Fools"
"Hasty Hostas"
"The Lazyman's approach to turfgrass management"
"What you call weeds I call a green lawn"
"Green-thumbing your nose at 'experts'
"Why do you make that face when I mention gardening?"
"Annuals, Perennials-WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE!"
"Rock Gardens: what to do when nothing else will grow"
"Slugs like beer so they can't be THAT bad"
"Gardening cookbook: Recipes for Disaster"
"Gardening for Trekkies"
"Sevindust: heavy metal bands that repell insects"
"How to have mean fun with spicy vegetables"
"How to waste your time and money gardening"
"How to appear knowledgable about gardening"
"Disasters in the garden and walking away"
"Landscaping: Taking credit for other peoples hard work"

-Bart

Deb118 · Post by **Deb118** » Aug 07, 2003 4:33 pm

So many of those fit me to a tea

bsmcwilliams · Post by **bsmcwilliams** » Aug 09, 2003 1:33 pm

Sorry to get off topic but...Its good to laugh aloud now and again! Besides its all in fun.

patsue53 · Post by **patsue53** » Aug 09, 2003 9:52 pm

Indiana Gardener · Post by **Indiana Gardener** » Aug 10, 2003 9:41 am

Here's my books, they include such titles as:
"Growing Bamboo: A Guide For The Obsessed"
"What To Do When The Patrol Choppers Think It's A Different Grass"
"Ways To Make Them Stop Circling With The Spot Light, or- How To Streak Affectively"
Bye for now,

keith_novascotia · Post by **keith_novascotia** » Jun 05, 2005 12:02 pm

Helen ---Grasses now ??? The perfect solution is to grow them in your daughters lot and watch to see if they are invasive then pick and chose. Carving show in July.
keith

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jul 13, 2005 8:17 am

fun read, thanks!

Hallson Gardens

Piet Oudolf

Piet Oudolf

Another book

ROFLMAO

Sorry to get off topic but...