A Journal of Garden Design
Attic Lifestyle is an independent editorial magazine devoted to garden design, plants, and the art of living with nature. We publish long-form stories about the people, places, and ideas shaping the way we grow — from the rooftop gardens of Central to the naturalistic plantings of the New Perennial Movement, from the forgotten colonial gardens of Lugard Road to the cutting-edge designers rethinking what a garden can be.
Our name draws from the spirit of discovery. An attic holds treasures — things collected, curated, kept because they matter. That is how we approach our stories: each one is found, considered, and offered with care. We believe gardens are design projects and plants are living sculpture. Every article is grounded in real gardens, real people, and real horticultural knowledge.
What We Cover
- Garden Design. The principles, materials, and decisions that make a garden work — hardscaping, planting schemes, spatial composition.
- Gardens. Profile pieces on remarkable gardens in Hong Kong, Asia, and beyond — what they teach, why they endure.
- Plants. Species that earn their place: how to grow them, why to choose them, what they contribute to a planting.
- Advice. Practical, season-by-season guidance grounded in horticultural science and years of hands-on experience.
- Designers. Conversations with the people shaping contemporary garden design — their philosophy, their process, their plants.
- Lifestyle. The intersection of gardens and daily life: cutting gardens, morning rituals, the pleasure of a single stem in the right vessel.
Our Editorial Standards
We commission original reporting and pay our writers. We do not publish sponsored content or affiliate-driven recommendations. When we recommend a plant, a tool, or a technique, it is because we have used it and believe in it. Our photography is original wherever possible; when we use archival or press images, we credit accordingly.
The Team
Attic Lifestyle is edited and published by a small team in Hong Kong. Our contributors include garden designers, horticulturists, architects, and writers who share a conviction that gardens are one of the most underrated art forms. We are always looking for new voices — if you have a story to tell, we would like to hear it.
— The Editors