European architects (particularly German architects) flourished under schools like the Bauhaus and the principles emerging from this explosion of Modernism in the early 20th Century still define architecture today. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969, born Aachen, Germany) fuelled the ‘explosion’ with the ripples still being felt.

I’m not sure if Piet Oudolfs’ work should be described as Garden or Landscape or Meadow or Prairie or Field or maybe they are simply all of these things. However the work is described, Oudolf has somehow managed to walk all of these forms with seeming ease. Oudolfs’ designs celebrate the beautiful order and chaos of nature, using the humble plant as the core weapon in his armoury of landscape design.