Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Change of tune

IN BRIEF

What Small, suburban garden.
 Where The Netherlands.
Size 360 square metres.
 Soil Heavy, alluvial clay.
 Climate Temperate maritime.
 Hardiness zone USDA 8b.

Some people go to a particular garden designer because they know exactly what they’ll get. That’s not the case with the Dutch landscape designer Jelle Koot, who is curious, keen to experiment and wants his work to evolve. “I like to make each garden a very personal space,” he says. “A personal garden for each client.” This might mean a Mediterranean influence, or a forest garden, or something very modern. “I am not copying and

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