Pleasant Place 5: Mien Ruys
Pleasant Place 5: Mien Ruys
$15.50
Ruys, Mien | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Pleasant Place, 2024 | 36 pp | Color illustrations | 18 x 24 cm
Dutch landscape and garden architect Mien Ruys (1904–1999) was born into a horticultural family in Overijssel, where her father owned an internationally renowned plant nursery. Her immersion in planting and gardens from a young age contributed to a lifelong passion. Ruys received formal education as a garden designer and became actively involved in the modernist movement, in particular its unifying philosophy of good design for all. Along with names such as Piet Oudolf, she is considered a pioneer in the New Perennial Movement. This issue of ‘Pleasant Place’ is dedicated to her legacy, with extensive biographical information, garden designs, personal accounts, and more.
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