# Noel Kingsbury

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British gardener

Noel Kingsbury Kingsbury in 2013 Occupations Garden designer, writer Academic background Alma mater University of Sheffield Thesis An investigation into the performance of species in ecologically based ornamental herbaceous vegetation, with particular reference to competition in productive environments (2008)

**Noel Kingsbury** is a British [garden designer](/source/Garden_designer) and writer on gardening, plant sciences and related topics. He is best known for his promotion of naturalistic planting design in gardens and designed landscapes (e.g. the 1996 publication of 'The New Perennial Garden', pub. Frances Lincoln, London), and his collaboration with Dutch garden and landscape designer [Piet Oudolf](/source/Piet_Oudolf) on books on planting design.[1] He writes occasionally for *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*, *Gardens Illustrated* magazine and *The Garden* - the membership magazine of the [Royal Horticultural Society](/source/Royal_Horticultural_Society). He has worked with [Nigel Dunnett](/source/Nigel_Dunnett) of the University of Sheffield on the first book in English on green roof and related 'green architecture' technologies.[2] In collaboration with [Tim Richardson](/source/Tim_Richardson_(writer)) Kingsbury has edited *Vista, the Culture and Politics of Gardens* and co-chairs events at the [Garden Museum](/source/Garden_Museum) in London under the title 'Vista'.[3] He has worked with several notable garden photographers, such as [Marianne Majerus](/source/Marianne_Majerus) and [Andrea Jones](/source/Andrea_Jones).

Kingsbury earned a doctorate from the [University of Sheffield](/source/University_of_Sheffield) in 2009, for a thesis on the *Long term performance of ornamental herbaceous vegetation*. He continues to research in this area.[4]

Kingsbury has also written a history of [plant breeding](/source/Plant_breeding), *Hybrid, The History and Science of Plant Breeding* (2009).

## Books

- Kingsbury, Noel (1996). *The Indoor Gardener: Creative Displays for Every Home*. Headline Publishing Group. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780747278658](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780747278658).

- Potter, Jennifer; Kingsbury, Noel (1998). *Secret Gardens*. Conran Octopus. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781850299622](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781850299622).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2003). *Natural Gardening in Small Spaces*. Frances Lincoln. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780711220157](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780711220157).

- Dunnett, Nigel; Kingsbury, Noel (2008). [*Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls*](https://books.google.com/books?id=b8E3AQAAIAAJ). Timber Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780881929119](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780881929119).

- Oudolf, Piet; Kingsbury, Noel (2009). [*Designing with Plants*](https://books.google.com/books?id=oxpbPwAACAAJ). Conran Octopus. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781840915266](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781840915266).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2011). [*Hybrid: The History & Science of Plant Breeding*](https://books.google.com/books?id=95ElEAAAQBAJ). University of Chicago Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780226437132](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780226437132).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2011). [*Garden Designers at Home: The Private Spaces of the World's Leading Designers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=UJrMcQAACAAJ). Pavilion Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781862058422](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781862058422).

- Oudolf, Piet; Kingsbury, Noel (2011). [*Landscapes in Landscapes*](https://books.google.com/books?id=f7dvDwAAQBAJ). The Monacelli Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789089892850](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789089892850).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2013). [*Daffodil: The Remarkable Story of the World's Most Popular Spring Flower*](https://books.google.com/books?id=vVl7AAAAQBAJ). Timber Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781604693188](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781604693188).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2014). *Gardening with Perennials: Lessons from Chicago's Lurie Garden*. University of Chicago Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780226437453](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780226437453).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2015). *Hidden Histories: Trees*. Timber Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781604696172](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781604696172).

- Oudolf, Piet; Kingsbury, Noel (2015). [*Hummelo: A Journey Through a Plantsman's Life*](https://books.google.com/books?id=CbhvDwAAQBAJ). Monacelli Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781580934183](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781580934183).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2016). [*Garden Flora: The Natural and Cultural History of the Plants in Your Garden*](https://books.google.com/books?id=DtD8DAAAQBAJ). Timber Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781604697735](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781604697735).

- Kingsbury, Noel; de Ridder, Maayke (2016). *New Small Garden: Contemporary Principles, Planting and Practice*. Frances Lincoln. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780711236806](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780711236806).

- Oudolf, Piet; Kingsbury, Noel (2016). [*Planting: A New Perspective*](https://books.google.com/books?id=VouUCwAAQBAJ). Timber Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781604697315](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781604697315).

- Blake, Jimi; Kingsbury, Noel (2019). *A Beautiful Obsession: Jimi Blake's World of Plants at Hunting Brook Gardens*. Filbert Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781999734527](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781999734527).

- Kingsbury, Noel; Takacs, Calire (2022). *Wild, the Naturalistic Garden*. Phaidon. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781838661052](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781838661052).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2023). *Piet Oudolf At Work*. Phaidon Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781838664244](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781838664244).

- Kingsbury, Noel (2023). *The Story of Flowers and How They Changed the Way we Live*. Orion. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780857829207](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780857829207).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Spencer-Jones, Rae (November 2005). "Who's Who - Noel Kingsbury". *Gardens Illustrated* (November).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Green Roofs"](http://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/clc/1722036).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Vista"](http://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk/page/vista). Garden Museum, London. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Author Profile"](http://www.timberpress.com/author/no%C3%ABl_kingsbury/1081). Timber Press, Portland. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.noelkingsbury.com)

- [www.learningwithexperts.com/gardening](https://www.learningwithexperts.com/gardening)

- *[Planting: A New Perspective, with Piet Oudolf](http://www.timberpress.com/books/planting/oudolf/9781604693706) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181027124204/http://www.timberpress.com/books/planting/oudolf/9781604693706) 27 October 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)* (2013)

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