A long-awaited second book from the Miami-based landscape architect
lauded by the Wall Street Journal for "dreaming up dense, thickly
forested canopies that give way to modern high rises and million-dollar
residences."
Color and texture burst forth at every turn in gardens by landscape
architect Raymond Jungles. Sculptural bromeliads, swaying palms,
delicate epiphytes, and vibrant orchids combine to immerse visitors in
rich, lush environments that captivate the eye with layer upon layer of
interest. Taking cues first from a site's topography and conditions,
Jungles combines tapestries of plants with unique water elements that
enhance what nature has offered - swaths of grasses and succulents
direct the eye toward unspeakably romantic Caribbean vistas,
intriguingly pitted and mossy oolitic limestone monoliths create
trickling waterfalls and hidden grottoes, and innovative combinations of
native trees surround sinuous and calming infinity pools.
The Cultivated Wild shows Jungles expanding to such diverse locales as
Big Timber, Montana; Monterrey, Mexico; St. Kitts and Nevis in the West
Indies; Abacos, Bahamas; and even the temporary Brazilian Modern Orchid
Show for the New York Botanical Garden - as well as responding
creatively to sites unique to his adopted hometown: rooftop gardens and
pools including the penthouse Sky Garden atop the now-iconic Herzog & de
Meuron-designed parking garage at 1111 Lincoln Road, along with its
famous pedestrian promenade.
Jungles presents 21 gardens here in glorious full color, many
accompanied by highly personal hand-drawn plans, general and thumbnail
plans, sections, sketches, and design details that reveal the creative
process. Packed with inspiration for gardeners in warm zones and those
interested in creating subtropical gardens of their own, The Cultivated
Wild reveals a firm working at the height of its talents.
