Urban Gardens

It is 97° F (36° C) and humid in New York City as I write this. So when I heard from Royal Botania about their Tender2, 2-story pop-up hotel on the sandy shores of Knokke-Heist on the North Sea … Read More...

Imagine a self-sustained utopia laden with delicious food and drink, nestled within a lush vineyard in the shadow of sandstone mountains. In South Africa, just an hour from Cape Town, this utopia exists.

Babylonstoren, located in the country’s Winelands … Read More...

Photo via Eleanor Salton Thorne.

Known for her seasonal garden cocktails and infusions using cultivated and foraged herbs and flowers, Lottie Muir (aka The Cocktail Gardener), mixes it up at Midnight Apothecary, the London roof garden pop-up cocktail bar … Read More...

Photo: Adrian Leeds.

Hidden within the walls surrounding Paris’s National Archives, there lies a quiet haven of tranquil gardens perfect for a quiet city escape. Located in the heart of the Marais, one of the city’s most stylish neighborhoods, the … Read More...

Pruning is the selective removal of parts of a plant. And although I believe less is more, selective means subjective so on a city stroll, it’s not uncommon to find examples of overzealous prune jobs. 

In his series of photographs … Read More...