
The View from Federal Twist
A New Way of Thinking About Gardens, Nature and Ourselves
By: James Golden
Hardcover | 1 March 2022
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Federal Twist is set on a ridge above the Delaware River in western New Jersey, USA. It is a naturalistic garden that has loose boundaries and integrates closely with the natural world that surrounds it. It has no utilitarian or leisure uses (no play areas, swimming pools or outdoor dining) and the site is not an obvious choice for a garden (heavy clay soil, poorly drained: quick death for any plants not ecologically suited to it).
The physical garden, its plants and its features, is of course an appealing and pleasant place to be but Federal Twist's real charm and significance lie in its intangible aspects: its changing qualities and views, the moods and emotions it evokes, and its distinctive character and sense of place. Monty Don commented after his visit, "it made me rethink what a garden can be and do."
This book charts the author's journey in making such a garden. How he made a conscious decision not to "improve the land", planted large, competitive plants into rough grass, experimented with seeding to develop sustainable plant communities. And how he worked with light to provoke certain moods and allowed the energy of the place, chance and randomness to have its say.
Part experimental horticulturist and part philosopher, James Golden has written an important book for naturalistic and ecological gardeners and anyone interested in exploring the relationship between gardens, nature and ourselves.
Industry Reviews
"This artistic and literary approach to garden-making captures a magic that I hope to emulate, unraveling the mysteries of creation and mortality, cherishing what is, what has been and what will be." -- The Berkshire Edge
"A digest of the most forward-reaching garden ideas of our time." -- Gardenista
"Even after over 50 years of gardening and visiting gardens, it made me rethink what a garden can be and do." --Monty Don, author, The Complete Gardener, on Federal Twist
"More than magic was needed to garden on this challenging site; alchemy, or turning a leaden site golden, was what he accomplished." --Christopher Woods, author, Gardenlust, on Federal Twist
"The entire garden flows out of a profound acceptance of what exists as a way of creating something utterly new and expressive." --Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, authors, Planting in a Post-Wild World, on Federal Twist
"What a truly 21st-century garden this is." --Noel Kingsbury, author, New Small Garden, on Federal Twist
ISBN: 9781999734572
ISBN-10: 1999734572
Published: 1st March 2022
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 224
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: FILBERT PRESS
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 30.5 x 20 x 3
Weight (kg): 1.08
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