A 21st Century Garden

Drowning in flowers - with perceptive pictures and quirky texts, this award-winning book aims to spark a longing for beauty, harmony, and the joy of recognition through knowledge in its readers. Georg Grabherr, one of the most influential conservation biologists, has created a domestic garden that incorporates key biosphere reserve concepts. Award-winning photographer Lois Lammerhuber has captured this amazing space throughout an entire gardening year, introducing us to an unusual yet convincing garden aesthetic. Text in English and German.

A 21st Century Garden by Lois Lammerhuber, Georg Grabherr, and Traudl Grabherr presents a unique exploration of how to transform a domestic garden into a kind of Noah's Ark, rescuing endangered species. Here, the concept of 'nature in the garden' is realised in an exemplary, bold, and extraordinarily beautiful manner, all captured in fascinating pictures by an outstanding photographer.

The first printing of this book won the prestigious German Garden Book Prize, the Golden Pixel Award in Austria, and achieved 3rd place in Book-Nature at the IPA-International Photography Awards in Los Angeles. Featuring 304 colour images, it is a visual and intellectual feast.

Georg Grabherr is not only a celebrated conservation biologist in Austria and beyond but also an emeritus professor at the University of Vienna. As chairman of the MAB (Man and Biosphere/UNESCO) National Committee of Austria, he has pioneered research into the dynamics of alpine ecosystems. Grabherr's studies have significantly contributed to the understanding of alpine vegetation types and the importance of clonality in original alpine meadows.

The GLORIA project, initiated and coordinated by Grabherr, is a leading global monitoring project. His work, particularly on the hemeroby of Austrian forests and the complete mountain inventory of biotopes in need of protection, has made him an internationally sought-after expert. His research has been published in leading scientific journals such as Nature and Science. In 2011, Grabherr was awarded the Austrian Conservation Prize. In 2013, he received the Republic of Austria's Cross of Honour, First Class, the 'Vorarlberger Wissenschaftspreis', and was voted 'Austrian Scientist of the Year 2012' by a club of Austrian journalists specialising in education and science.