Henk Gerritsen - Essay on Gardeningforeword - Piet OudolfGerritsen started designing the Dutch Priona gardensin 1978 which are open to the public. From 1995 onhe designed a wild flowers garden at Waltham Place,near London. Henk Gerritsen is internationally wellknownas the writer of the first Piet Oudolf books,translated in many languages and as designer ofgardens in several countries. Playing chess with naturehowever is not a game between well-matchedopponents. Nature is much more powerful thanman. Thinking ahead is not sufficient; nature is anunpredictable opponent, who may come forward withmoves that no man could have foreseen.Nederlandse versie: Henk Gerritsen - Buiten is het groenISBN 9789076863511