We’re celebrating the season of Love and the beginning of Spring with our GARDEN installation for the season. Here’s a fresh new start post the craziness of 2020 to tempt your appetite for all things beautiful! Travel Restrictions and mandatory quarantine periods aside, you can still - take a magical journey into a space of tranquility, celebrating the nature of LOVE!
Till you can immerse yourself in nature while abroad or step away from the bustle of the city, these are the most beautiful gardens in the world that you need to see in your lifetime.
KENROKUEN, KANAZAWA, JAPAN
"Kenrokuen" means “garden that combines six characteristics." These six characteristics are spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, water-courses and panoramas. Kenrokuen in Kanzawa is considered to be one of the finest examples of Japanese gardens, and was built over the course of 200 years starting in the mid-17th century.
In this natural environment, you can easily spend at least a few hours absorbing every feature of a traditional Japanese garden present: ponds, stone lanterns, waterfalls, stone paths, bridges, streams, tea houses and artificial hills.
Photo Source: Visit Japan
Photo Source: Visit Japan
JARDIN MAJORELLE, MARRAKECH, MOROCCO
This beautiful work of art was crafted over four decades by French painter Jacques Marjorelle. You can enjoy the lushness of the Morrocan Landscape noted for the luminous blue paint on its buildings, gates, pots, and more. The bright work art was purchased by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1980.
Photo Source: Spirited Pursuit
KEUKENHOF, LISSE, NETHERLANDS
Keukenhof is one of the largest flower gardens in the world and covers nearly 80 acres. About 7 million tulip bulbs are planted each year for the spectacular spring blossom. Open annually from mid-March to mid-May, if you’re hoping to view the colorful tulips, mid-April is usually your best bet. The garden also features a number of restaurants and cafes in addition to offering bike and boat tours.
Photo Source: Insider
GARDENS OF VERSAILLES - VERSAILLES, FRANCE
Fit for a King, the Garden of Versailles was built at the behest of Louis XIV. Louis XIV was well known for his opulence, and requested the very best from French landscape designer Andre Le Notre in the 17th-century. Trees arrived by cart from throughout all corners of France, with thousands of men required to put together the overall enterprise. Its 250 acres are filled with winding paths leading to flower beds, ornamental lakes, quiet corners decorated with statuary and a canal, used by the king himself for gondola rides.
Photo Source: Chateau du Versailles
Photo Source: Chateau du Versailles
VILLA D’ESTE, TIVOLI, ITALY
This 16th-century villa was transformed from a dilapidated Benedictine Monastery into a picturesque villa with a stunning terraced landscape to match. The main building is also a marvel and is surrounded by 51 fountains that run solely on gravity. The terraced landscape was the inspiration for many European gardens to follow. The gardens offer an impressive concentration of nymphs, grottoes, plays of water and music, constituting an often copied model for other European gardens in the baroque and mannerist styles.
Photo Source: Villa D’este, Tivoli
Till you can safely plan your next getaway, visit and shop our Love Garden!