A 21st Century Garden - Hardcover

Drowning in flowers - with perceptive pictures and quirky texts this book wants to plant in its readers a longing for beauty, harmony and for the joy of recognition through knowledge. Georg Grabherr, one of the most influential conservation biologists, has created a domestic garden and incorporated key biosphere reserve concepts. Over time, his garden has developed into an ecologic gem where the idea of 'nature in the garden' has been realised in an exemplary manner. He guides us through the phenological seasons that divide the year by the arrival of key species, covers themes dear to the gardener's heart and engages in a dialogue with nature, thoughtfully accepting and using what is wild and spontaneous. He is asking whether the thousands of private gardens can become a Noah's Ark, suitable for rescuing threatened species. Award-winning photographer Lois Lammerhuber has captured this amazing space throughout a whole gardening year and introduces us to an unusual but convincing garden aesthetic.

Georg Grabherr is one of the most influential conservation biologists in Austria and beyond and emeritus professor of the University of Vienna. He is chairman of the MAB (Man and Biosphere/UNESCO) National Committee of Austria. Lois Lammerhuber is an internationally renowned photographer. His photographs are in demand around the world and have been published in hundreds of books and magazines, in more than 3,000 reportages and on numerous covers. Lammerhuber has received many prizes and was singled out three times for the Graphis Photo Award for the year's best reportage.