Pleasant Place #5

Mien Ruys was one of the most influential garden designers of the 20th century. You don’t know her? Fear not, we got you. Follow the Grion-tile road and discover the beautiful life and work of this garden icon.

Including:

Mien Ruys: Designing the Dutch garden – an introduction by garden designer and author Julia Crawford into Mien’s life, designs and awesomeness.

This is a border – How to create a fabulous border with some of Mien’s favourite plants.

A garden like mine made her completely nervous – We talked to Pien van der Stadt, who worked alongside Mien Ruys for twenty years.

Kleine stadstuintjes – Five artists interpret the canvas of a small urban garden plan. With Farida Sedoc, Sigrid Calon, Frédérique Albert-Bordenave, Nicole Martens and Vera van de Seyp.

Dear Mien, – a personal account by designer Bonne Reijn, who spent his earliest years with his great aunt Mien.

A set of garden miniatures by Carlyn Westerink.