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…
Hong Kong’s density means most gardens live in pots on concrete ledges, where summer turns terracotta into a slow cooker and plastic into a sauna. The real damage often starts…
The Tang Ancestral Hall in Ping Shan conceals a compact walled garden where layered foliage thrives without direct sun. This planting tradition, preserved behind the buff‑coloured walls of many of…
The walled garden adjoining the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware inside Hong Kong Park is far more than a quiet retreat — it functions as a dense, accessible masterclass…
Brighten Floriculture in Prince Edward now dedicates a prime corner of its aquatic section to compact submersible pumps priced from HK$280. For Anthony Lau, founder of the three-person design firm…
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden’s native plant nursery supplies an increasing number of Hong Kong garden designers with locally adapted species. For designer Evelyn Lam, founder of Lam Landscape Studio,…
aerial photography of green mountain beside body of water under white sky — Photo: Braden Jarvis Hong Kong is home to more than 300 species of native vascular plants, yet…
pink and yellow flower in bloom during daytime — Photo: Jonathan Kemper The Wah King Garden Centre in Mong Kok reports a sharp increase in sales of liquid seaweed and…
