Mien Ruys

Mien Ruys
Born
Wilhelmina Jacoba Ruys

(1904-02-14)14 February 1904
Dedemsvaart, Netherlands
Died9 January 1999(1999-01-09) (aged 94)
Dedemsvaart, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Righteous
Among the Nations
By country
Yellow Garden (Dedemsvaart)
by Mien Ruys (1982)

Wilhelmina Jacoba Moussault-Ruys (14 February 1904 – 9 January 1999),[1] was a Dutch landscape and garden architect.[2] Her gardening legacy is maintained in the Dutch town of Dedemsvaart, which is home to the Tuinen Mien Ruys.[3] With people such as Piet Oudolf, she is considered a leader in the "New Perennial Movement."[4][5]

  1. ^ Scholma, Anet (2006). "Versuchsgarten Mien Ruys in Dedemsvaart". In Erik A. de Jong, Brigitt Sigel (ed.). Der Garten - ein Ort des Wandels: Perspektiven für die Denkmalpflege. vdf Hochschulverlag. pp. 117–25. ISBN 978-3-7281-3033-4. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Wilson, Andrew (2002). Influential gardeners: the designers who shaped 20th-century garden style. Clarkson Potter. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4000-4811-3.
  3. ^ Abbs, Barbara (2000). Gärten in den Niederlanden und Belgien: ein Reiseführer zu den schönsten Gartenanlagen. Birkhäuser. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-3-7643-6185-3.
  4. ^ "A book by Mien Ruys, mother of the New Perennial movement". The Intercontinental Gardener. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  5. ^ Carr, Douglas (27 April 2002). "It's time to grow Dutch; A new wave of gardeners have brought the old style back in vogue, finds Douglas Carr". The Herald. p. 10.