Planted landscapes are critical to mediating climate change extremes and pollution, as well as to supporting biodiversity in our cities and neighbourhoods. This is the first book to reveal how to achieve professional-level design while blending sustainability and beauty in gardens of every scale.
Today’s garden designers and gardeners face new concerns about ensuring their gardens are resilient. They must reduce urban temperatures, protect and improve wildlife habitat, and be able to thrive without traditional chemical maintenance. This book guides the readers through that, step by step, by covering every aspect of designing a garden, including finding relevant local environmental data, defining the actual planting challenge, telling a narrative with plants, sketching plans, designing planting compositions full of structure and texture, generating plant palettes and seasonal colour schemes, and evaluating sustainability. International case studies of the best new gardens by known garden designers, highlight each of these topics and delve further into the design process.
Andrew Fisher Tomlin is the director and cofounder of London College of Garden Design as well as the founding director of celebrated design firm Fisher Tomlin & Bowyer, a preeminent design firm with over thirty years’ experience and dozens of awards. He is a former chair and fellow of the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers as well as a judge of international shows, design curator of festivals in Sydney and Istanbul, and trustee for a number of horticulture-related charities.
Illustrated with full colour photos, Fisher Tomlin guides readers on how to create gardens that are truly appropriate for the needs of specific landscapes. This book is intended for professionals and students in landscape design programs, and will also appeal to a crossover lay audience of avid home gardeners.
The Modern Professional Planting Designer (Rizzoli), will be released on the 23rd of September, 2025.
