Proposed by: The Garden Club of Michigan, Zone X

Piet Oudolf’s work transcends conventional definitions of gardening and horticulture. He has revolutionized garden design, forever changing how visitors experience public gardens. With a vast knowledge of plants, his intricate planting style inspires visitors to enjoy his gardens twelve months of the year, finding beauty in the seedheads and the movement of grasses as well as the flowers of summer. His impressive body of work includes the High Line in New York and Lurie Garden in Chicago, gardens at Manhattan’s Battery Park, the Goldman Sachs headquarters in NYC, and the new Delaware Botanic Gardens. His most recent project, a garden in Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, will be his first garden commissioned by a garden club. As a leading figure of the “New Perennial” movement and author of nine acclaimed books, Piet Oudolf embodies the mission of The Garden Club of America. His influence runs deep, reaching environmentalists, horticulturists, landscape architects, gardeners, architects, artists, curators, and creative people around the world.