Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough: The Dynamic Landscape
11 November 2025
Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough discuss their book, The Dynamic Landscape: Design, Ecology and Maintenance of Urban Naturalistic Planting.
Join us for the launch of the second edition of The Dynamic Landscape, a landmark book exploring ecologically inspired planting design.
The evening will be chaired by Arit Anderson, garden designer, writer, and presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World, and will bring together leading voices in the field of landscape architecture and ecological planting.
Authors Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough will discuss how naturalistic planting has evolved from the late 20th century into a distinctive and influential design aesthetic, shaping sustainable approaches to landscape design worldwide.
They will be joined by Dr Helen Hoyle (University of Sheffield), an author of an important chapter of the book whose research examines the social dimensions of urban planting and our relationships with nature in cities.
An opportunity to hear directly from the pioneers behind one of the most important texts in landscape architecture, followed by an audience Q&A.
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11 November 2025
Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough discuss their book, The Dynamic Landscape: Design, Ecology and Maintenance of Urban Naturalistic Planting.
Join us for the launch of the second edition of The Dynamic Landscape, a landmark book exploring ecologically inspired planting design.
The evening will be chaired by Arit Anderson, garden designer, writer, and presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World, and will bring together leading voices in the field of landscape architecture and ecological planting.
Authors Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough will discuss how naturalistic planting has evolved from the late 20th century into a distinctive and influential design aesthetic, shaping sustainable approaches to landscape design worldwide.
They will be joined by Dr Helen Hoyle (University of Sheffield), an author of an important chapter of the book whose research examines the social dimensions of urban planting and our relationships with nature in cities.
An opportunity to hear directly from the pioneers behind one of the most important texts in landscape architecture, followed by an audience Q&A.