The Swiss garden designer Anna Vogel credits the perennial borders at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris as her early inspiration. A frequent Gold Medal winner at the RHS Chelsea…
Restore Your Sun-Scorched Garden’s Soil Ecosystem At the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, long-term soil monitoring has shown that a single summer heatwave can reduce populations of vital mycorrhizal fungi by…
The dry garden at RHS Hyde Hall in Essex demonstrates how gravel and drought-tolerant plants can thrive without irrigation. Understanding Microclimates and Material Performance Hard landscaping materials react to their…
From the exposed rooftops of Mong Kok to coastal gardens on Lantau, Hong Kong’s plants suffer unmistakable leaf scorch after days of intense solar exposure. The telltale bleached or brown…
Assessing the Damage and Knowing When to Cut Back The ground-floor planter beds outside Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden’s visitor centre demonstrate how even institutional plantings can suffer leaf burn…
Brighten Garden Centre in Prince Edward stocks an extensive range of natural stone paving, acknowledging the shift in Hong Kong’s outdoor spaces towards permanent hard materials that can endure sub-tropical…
Brighten Floriculture, a landmark garden centre on Prince Edward Road West, dedicates a full floor to indoor plants bred for small spaces and stale air. The emerald rows of Sansevieria,…
Watering Schedules Shaped by Exposure Private gardens on Hong Kong Island’s upper slopes, many of which open only for occasional charity events, follow watering regimes that are far more nuanced…
Hong Kong’s oldest public garden, the zoological and botanical grounds on Garden Road, has witnessed over 150 years of the city’s compact planting evolution. Lam Wai’s design practice, Studio Verdant…
Just off Flower Market Road in Prince Edward, a narrow alleyway bursts with tumbled basalt sets and hewn granite sleepers — a reminder that Hong Kong gardens begin not with…
