The heem parks De Braak, the K. Landwehrpark and, especially, the Jac.P. Thijssepark in Amstelveen in the Netherlands have been important sources of inspiration for landscape architects, gardeners, and nature lovers throughout the world since they were laid out over 50 years ago. This new book looks at the extraordinary history of these parks and the visions they reflect of the landscape architect Christiaan Broerse and his colleague the botanist Koos Landwehr. It details too Broerse and Landwehr's creative and highly original use of a great variety of native plants in these parks.