A bouquet of nature-inspired art
byA print tour of recent and upcoming exhibits on art to inspire, comfort, distract and, perhaps, even invest in.
Pierre Joseph Redouté
An afternoon of tea – and more
byWAG had a delightful afternoon at the New York Botanical Garden, invited by Tea Forté to celebrate the launch of Jardin, a collection of tea and related accessories designed in collaboration with the NYBG.
A paean to the peony
byThe varied peony has become a protean metaphor, including for healing after violence.
When French parks and gardens became, well, French
byIn 19th century France, a perfect storm of revolutionary equality and maritime botanical discoveries ushered in a new era of landscaping and, with it, a new approach to art.
Secret gardens of sex
byEve – and, by extension, the garden – is a metaphor for female sexuality, particularly unbridled female sexuality, and man’s attempt to control it.