Olof Koekebakker, Jacqueline van der Kloet

The Royal Mile

Design: Angela Damen / Paperback, sewn, Illustrated (colour), 144 pages, Size: 16 x 23.5 cm
English edition, ISBN 978-90-5662-023-3, € 11.50
Dutch edition, ISBN 978-90-5662-020-2

In association with the International Apeldoorn Garden and Landscape Architecture Triennial

The Royal Mile can be visited from 11 June 2008 at Park Berg en Bos in Apeldoorn

The highlight of the 100-day Garden and Landscape Architecture Triennial in Apeldoorn is 'The Royal Mile', a border with a total length of 1609 m, designed by 10 of the leading border designers in Europe: Wilko Karmelk and Helen Lewis, Fleur van Zonneveld, Jacqueline van der Kloet (the Netherlands); Christine Orel, Christian Meyer, Ursula Gräfen (Germany); Jane Schul (Denmark); Julie Toll, Christopher Bradley-Hole (United Kingdom) and Anita Fischer (Germany), and Eric Ossart and Arnaud Maurières (France).

The Royal Mile is divided into two parts: a perennials border designed by Jacqueline van der Kloet, one of the most renowned garden designers and planting specialists in the Netherlands. The tones are muted: white, soft blue, various shades of pink and an occasional accent of soft yellow.
The second part is a border in which summer-flowering annuals and bulb varieties are the main players. On the sunny side of the border there is a progression of vivid hues, from purple to red, to orange, yellow and pure white. On the left-hand side, where pastel shades are shown to their best in the subdued light, the colours progress from lilac to pink, apricot, soft yellow and ivory white.

This publication devotes attention to the designs of the various borders, with planting schemes and photographs of the main flowers and plants. It also includes interviews with each of the designers about the profession, their fascinations about colour, the seasons and much more.

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