A skyscraper building with wraparound cube shaped balconies, each overflowing with greenery

exhibition

Garden Futures: Designing with Nature

On now until 25 January 2026

Unearth the extraordinary and everyday world of garden design

This sensory show digs deep into the history of modern garden design and reveals the vital role gardens play in our everyday lives through surprising and often unexpected stories.

From windowsill plants and manicured lawns, to allotments and green spaces in unlikely places, gardens hold different meanings for everyone. Explore groundbreaking garden design by visionaries like Piet Oudolf and Derek Jarman, alongside innovative work from leading artists, writers and designers, such as Duncan Grant, Jamaica Kincaid and William Morris.

Explore how gardens from across the globe excite and inspire, motivating us to have a go and create our own labour of love.

On now until 25 January 2026

V&A Dundee 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee, DD1 4EZ

Exhibition Gallery

Tickets £7.50 – £16, book in advance for £1 discount. Members and kids go free

Key objects

Céline Baumann, Parliament of Plants, 2020
Céline Baumann, Parliament of Plants, 2020 © Studio Céline Baumann
Hans Aeschbach, Lonza fertilizer, 1960
Hans Aeschbach, Lonza fertilizer, 1960 © Poster Collection Schule für Gestaltung Basel, © Hans Aeschbach, © Lonza,
Roberto Burle Marx, Design for the Ministry of Education and Health roof garden, Rio de Janeiro
Roberto Burle Marx, Design for the Ministry of Education and Health roof garden, Rio de Janeiro © Burle Marx Institute Archive
A skyscraper building with wraparound cube shaped balconies, each overflowing with greenery
Stefano Boeri, Bosco Verticale, Milan, 2014 © Stefano Boeri Architetti, Photo: The Blink Fish, 2018
Piet Oudolf, Sketch for planting design of the Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein
Piet Oudolf, Sketch for planting design of the Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein © Piet Oudolf
Julien de Cerval, The Gardens of Marqueyssac, France, designed in the 1860s
Julien de Cerval, The Gardens of Marqueyssac, France, designed in the 1860s © Laugery – The Gardens of Marqueyssac, Dordogne, France
Patricia Urquiola, Tropicalia armchair, 2008
Patricia Urquiola, Tropicalia armchair, 2008 © Vitra Design Museum, Photo: Andreas Sütterlin
James Wines, Drawing of the Highrise of Homes (theoretical project), 1981, Collection Jonathan Holtzman © James Wines
James Wines, Drawing of the Highrise of Homes (theoretical project), 1981, Collection Jonathan Holtzman © James Wines
Join textile designer Alice-Marie Archer

Stitch to Seed

In a new commission, artist Alice-Marie Archer explores how we can combine traditional craft, plant science and gardening to collectively create textiles that care for the planet.

Want to get involved? We're running monthly knitting workshops where you can add to a community quilt.

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V&A Seaweed Patterned Tote Bag

V&A Seaweed Patterned Tote Bag

Garden Futures catalogue

Garden Futures: Designing With Nature Exhibition Catalogue

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Garden Futures Leaf Brooch

Monty Don Photographed by Jason Ingram

Garden Futures Podcast

From expert tips to insights into the exhibition, this special series of podcasts digs deeper into the world of gardens and garden design.

Garden Futures_ Designing with Nature _ Piet Oudolf Garden at Vitra Design Museum  Photo courtesy of Vitra Design Museum

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Exhibition by

Vitra Design Museum logo
Vitra Design Museum
Wüstenrot Foundation logo
Wüstenrot Foundation
Nieuwe Instituut logo
Nieuwe Instituut

Global Sponsor

Weleda logo
Weleda

Partner

Gardena logo
Gardena

Supported by

Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust
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