Why Not Try a New Garden Style? Let's Tour Oudolf Garden Detroit for Ideas and Inspiration

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Oudolf Garden Detroit is located in Michigan USA on Belle Isle which is an island in the Detroit River. The garden opened to the public on August 28, 2022.
This garden is a great example of a natural planting scheme that focuses on plants and grasses that maintain interest throughout the growing season. Not only that, the plants also attract pollinators and birds, improving the overall biodiversity of Belle Isle.
In this video, I take us on a tour of the garden and talk about what makes the Oudolf style special and some tips on how we might use this style as inspiration for our own gardens.
Oudolf Garden Detroit has a fantastic resource on their website called the interactive map. The map allows people to study the original Oudolf plans and includes plant names and more.
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Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
0:05 - 1:04 Details about the making of Oudolf Garden Detroit
1:05 - 3:27 How the garden is organized
3:28 - 4:43 What makes Oudolf Garden Detroit special
4:44 - 7:36 How to adapt Oudolf's style to create your own Oudolf-inspired garden
7:37 - 8:52 The hallmarks of Oudolf's garden style
Thanks for watching.
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The photo of Piet Oudolf in the video is courtesy of Wiki Commons photographer Christopher Flach
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@gardenextra7415 16 күн бұрын

The garden reminds me of the scenery around me when I used to hike.😊

@GardenMoxie 15 күн бұрын

I think it is a beautiful garden. We are lucky to have such a beautiful public space in Detroit.

@Orientalbackyardgarden Жыл бұрын

Hi, love this video. I'm Dutch and I had the honour to meet Piet Oudolf a couple of times at his home and see his own garden. It was a beautiful experience and back than he and his wife had a beautiful nursery. Many of those perennials I bought from there ( some are 20+ years) are still very good and flowering year after year there socks off🌺💮 , so to me he is a real garden Hero! I love the Detroit garden, very beautiful 💫✨ Bye.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. How amazing that you got to see the Oudolf's garden. I have seen photos and it looks so beautiful. Thanks for your note.

@p3obar Жыл бұрын

Nice video friend, you're a great presenter! And a very beautiful garden, so naturalistic and relaxed. Loved it!

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching.

@mimleggette2886 6 ай бұрын

Great video.....love his gardens. Thank you

@GardenMoxie 6 ай бұрын

I love his gardens too. The garden in Detroit is gorgeous.

@philipsatterthwaite4361 Жыл бұрын

Lovely video!

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@CeeTee380 Жыл бұрын

My most cherished childhood memories are of playing in the tall grass fields of my grandparent’s pastures. Now that I have space for a garden I’ve been trying to design a border that evokes the old farm using grasses, tall flowers and crushed shell paths. I had no idea this was a style, much less a named style. This garden is just beautiful!

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

What a great idea and such happy memories.

@englishwithanerudite Жыл бұрын

What a coincidence! I have admired P.Oudolf for years and I have recently bought his book about creating natural gardens. I love his style of planting, I wish I had more space to do the same.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

I love his style too. It was really eye opening to watch the garden being planted. There are thousands of plants. I bought the book Planting-A New Perspective by Oudolf and Kingsbury and it's fantastic as well.

@englishwithanerudite Жыл бұрын

@@GardenMoxie Mine is by Oudolf and Gerriksen, it's very useful indeed.

@vinnitsaburgas Жыл бұрын

Hello! I love your amazing video! 👸 Big like! 👍 39

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching.

@cath.lamontagne5357 Жыл бұрын

❤hearing all your comments about this inspiring garden.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@p.h.c.1113 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour of this new garden! I love Piet Oudolf's work, especially the use of grasses. Can't wait to go back to the Lurie Garden in Chicago this Spring.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

His gardens are gorgeous. 💚

@kristineobrien8878 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing❤

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

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@reneeharrell7075 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Garden Moxie for showing a beautiful jewel in Detroit, Michigan. I didn't know about this new garden or heard of the garden designer. I visited Belle Isle Park last in 2021 for a birthday party. I will take a ride to visit this summer. I won't be getting on the Giant Slide ride, lol... 😳 I had way too much fun on it growing up. I love watching your videos and some people can be so rude in the comments section. Great work! ❤

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your note. You are going to love the garden. It's in its glory in mid to late summer.

@dawidwiklanski3593 6 ай бұрын

It's a great place and should be in every city. I dream of having such a garden in my city, Tarnów, Poland.

@GardenMoxie 6 ай бұрын

You are right. Every city deserves to have such inspiring green spaces. Thank you for your note.

@bernadette1510 Жыл бұрын

It is truly lush and amazing garden, I think Roy Diblick was a co-designer of this particular garden. Thank you for the beautiful, relaxing and as always very informative video.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I will have to read more on the Oudolf Garden Detroit website about Roy Diblick. I appreciate the information.

@p.h.c.1113 Жыл бұрын

I think they have worked together here and there. Roy is a great source of information. I visited his nursery in Wisconsin a few years ago, there is a beautiful garden attached for customers to wander through.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

@@p.h.c.1113 Sounds amazing!

@evy6648 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. For me, as a dutch person living in michigan, its nice to see that Piet Oudolf designed the Detroit garden on Belle Isle. I always wanted to see Belle Isle and now especially. I love visiting gardens. But since I live at Higgins Lake it's a bit far unfortunately. I guess I will have to settle for his book for now. 😊

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@GardeningSpirit Жыл бұрын

I am SUCH a fan of Piet Oudolf's work.. perfect timing on your video bc I had sub'd watching your last one :-)

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

I am a huge Oudolf fan. You can appreciate how amazed I was when I learned he was building a garden in Detroit. I love being able to see it through all the seasons. Autumn, in my opinion, is the best.

@GardeningSpirit Жыл бұрын

@@GardenMoxie couldn't agree more! Autumn is the absolute best to me too.

@kimberlyhughes9826 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos for the beautiful visuals, plant info, narration, and inspiration! This famous designer and plantsman's name is pronounced "Oooo dof", and not "Ol dorf."

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

@Highollow 5 ай бұрын

Sorry but you're actually wrong. Maybe you're describing a nativised pronunciation, but originally it's pronounced "Ow-dolf" [ˈpeet' ˈʌudɔl(ə)f]

@glgardener4972 Жыл бұрын

I did not know Piet Oudolf had designed a garden on Belle Isle. I am going to plan a visit this summer. I love the natural look and this is going to be a treat. I go to Dow Gardens frequently and enjoy that. Thank you

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

You are going to LOVE the new garden. Their website is a great resource for plant suggestions too. They have an interactive map that is incredible.

@thegonzalezs4953 Жыл бұрын

This is the reason I watch and follow a lot of KZfaqr in garden interests. This is the way a learn and get inspired. Thanks for sharing, following from Ohio .

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

You might want to come visit the Detroit garden towards the end of the summer this season. It is really amazing.

@thegonzalezs4953 Жыл бұрын

@@GardenMoxie i think I’ll have to , it looks beautiful.

@jasminelouisefarrall Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video Sue xx

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a great garden to visit.

@cindydamrow1031 Жыл бұрын

Wishing Piet's name would have been pronounced correctly, and more specific examples of plants given.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Hi Cindy. You can check out the Oudolf Garden Detroit website for tons of details on the plants. They have an amazing interactive planting plan. As far as mispronouncing Piet's name...I did my best. Thanks for being kind about it.

@mimleggette2886 6 ай бұрын

He has many great books on his gardens and the different kinds of plants. The plants will vary on where you live.

@JoAnnBlondin Жыл бұрын

Beautiful, soothing and informative Sue. On my list to visit.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jo-Ann. It would be fun to tour the garden together.

@JoAnnBlondin Жыл бұрын

@@GardenMoxie absolutely we shall go together. 4 hours from Toronto to Detroit. Can't wait to make it a reality.

@Bandaid17 Жыл бұрын

Also check out the High Line in Chelsea NYC

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

Indeed! That is on my list of gardens I want to visit.

@davidberrell4725 Жыл бұрын

I’m relatively new to Piet’s work but wow❤

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

The garden is stunning at the end of summer. I love visiting.

@bugalugsnz1 Жыл бұрын

You might like Greg Loades’ book The Modern Cottage Garden. It combines classic cottage gardening with the new perennial movement. 🌸

@Al-ImprovEd2022 3 ай бұрын

Awesome. Can one do some of this with dappled sun and adjoining woods? Any links?

@GardenMoxie 3 ай бұрын

I recommend checking out the Oudolf Garden Detroit website. They have tons of information about the plants. The garden in the video sits in full sun. You can do something similar. You just need to pick plants that right for the conditions where the garden will be.

@pollinateordie6399 Жыл бұрын

What are the white blooming plants at 6:15? I noticed they had loads of pollinators.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

That is Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta. The Oudolf Garden Detroit website has an interactive map that is pretty amazing. They also list all the plant photos at this link: oudolfgardendetroit.org/education/plant-images/

@pollinateordie6399 Жыл бұрын

@@GardenMoxie Thanks so much for responding and for the link. I'm definitely going to be planting this one this year.

@GardenMoxie Жыл бұрын

@@pollinateordie6399 You're welcome.

@SMElder-iy6fl 3 ай бұрын

When are plants cut down?

@GardenMoxie 3 ай бұрын

I visited the garden this past January and I think many of the plants are cut down in early Spring. They have an excellent website that tracks all the plantings and status of the garden. It is worth checking out if you are a fan of Oudolf.