The Authentic Garden: Naturalistic and Contemporary Landscape Design

Sandy Fischer and Richard Hartlage · The Monacelli Press, 2015 · 224 pages

Hartlage and Fischer run Land Morphology [https://www.landmorphology.com/] here in Seattle — the firm behind the planting at Chihuly Garden and Glass. Their argument is one we take to heart: in the best gardens, plants lead the design, not hardscape. The thirty landscapes gathered here are proof that ecology and beauty aren't opposites, and that a garden rooted in its own place will always feel more honest than one imposed on it. A regional book with a national reach, and a touchstone for how we think about planting.