Nov 19, 2016

Current Obsessions: Botanical Beauty

From fine art to a European botanical haunt, here’s what we’ve admired this week.

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Above: Annie spotted the work of Madrid-based artist Ignacio Aracil, who picks flowers and leaves from the gardens of European landscape designers and crafts them into elegant paper-thin sculptures.

  • A concrete home with an enviable __garden in rural Belgium.
  • We’re thrilled to be on this bestsellers list––and in the company of such amazing reads.
  • Here’s a woman with a (plant) addiction.

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Above: Stacey is ready to visit Berlin again after seeing this beautiful setting at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical __garden through the lens of writer and photographer Jessica Jungbauer. Photograph by Jessica Jungbauer courtesy of The Elysian Edit.

  • In celebration of succulents.
  • Need a respite? Consider one of these amazing cabins.
  • We’re on board with this hostess gift.

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Above: Are you in the Philadelphia area today? If so, please join us at Terrain at Styers to celebrate our new book, Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces. We’ll be hosting a cocktail party and leading DIY holiday workshops, from 6 to 9 p.m. Details here.

  • In Remodelista news: A Rustic Farmhouse Living Room in Upstate New York
  • Mark your calendars: Our holiday markets are headed to San Francisco and Portland.

Our Latest Instagram Inspiration

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Above: We learned of Tylor Rogers from our friends at The Sill and have been eyeing his Instagram feed––which documents his amazing love of plants–– ever since (@urlocalplantboy).

For more garden news and  inspiration see our recent posts:

  • 10 Garden Ideas to Steal from the High Line in New York City.
  • Current Obsessions: Fantasy Ruins.
  • A Garden Hidden in SF’s Mission District.