Naturalistic planting

This garden’s matrix-style planting is composed of more than 40 genera organized by their functional role. Find plant IDs here.

It’s about setting aside our desire for control to instead work in partnership with nature. This is essentially the guiding principle behind the naturalistic garden, a plant-driven approach to landscape design that has been around in one form or another since Englishman William Robinson first published his first edition of The Wild Garden in 1870.

Summer meadow | Wildflowers | Natural beauty

In gardening, wild may be the word of the moment but it is a loaded term—because what is wild? Any element of interference, management, or design suggests

She won Olympic acclaim, and gold at Chelsea, with her naturalistic planting. Now Sarah Price explains how to achieve the effect at home.

For gardens that are both stunning and sustainable, designers increasingly are adopting a planting style known as naturalism. Learn how to bring its ideas into your yard.

This perennial border is brimming with a colorful, naturalistic planting. It is the perfect tranquil setting in which to relax and enjoy a summer day with friends and family. Easy to grow and fairly low care, most plants are attractive to butterflies or hummingbirds!

Serene, green and calming, Tom Stuart-Smith’s restful woodland planting was much admired at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. We dissect the planting plan so you can get the look, too.

Lottie Delamain considers the characteristic of Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf's famous style of naturalistic planting, and advises on how to get the look at home

When planting a naturalistic garden, is having more plants always better? "New Naturalism" author Kelly Norris says “yes.”