2017-05-05 14:00
With Spring arrived and Summer not far behind, people are flocking to the outdoors, be they city parks, community gardens, or their own backyards.
But what about the forest?
In a recent prom… Read More
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Garden Collage is a new online lifestyle magazine that curates stories about the aesthetic value of gardens, environmental innovation, plant-based beauty products, the farm-to-table movement, travel, and other fresh takes on the enduring appeal of gardening in our modern world. The magazine explores the ever-changing role of the contemporary garden with a mission of bringing the garden into people's lives. Garden Collage was founded by Daisy Helman in 2015 and is headquartered in New York City.
2017-05-05 00:08
With Spring in full swing and Summer tantalizingly close– and with it the promise of shedding outer layers– tattoo fever is in full gear. Herewith, we spotlight a few of our favo… Read More
2017-05-04 22:18
From lush wisteria to bright pink cherry blossoms and every tree peony and lilac in between, Photographer Andreana Bitsis captures the magic of Spring in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanical Gard… Read More
2017-05-04 21:45
Nowadays music festivals are somewhat de rigueur when it comes to summertime entertainment, but what about a festival that combines music and the beauty of nature into a single weekend extra… Read More
2017-05-04 18:05
This June marks the arrival of the 13th-annual International Herb Symposium, a two-day “convergence of international plant wisdom” featuring healers from around the world gatheri… Read More
2017-05-04 17:50
Many twenty-somethings know that the best way to prevent wrinkles and premature aging is to start wearing sunscreen daily, under or in place of makeup, beginning no later than your twenties… Read More
2017-05-03 16:03
Want to get down in the dirt this weekend but don’t have your own plot of dirt to dig in to?
Located in Harlem, the Electric Ladybug Garden is inviting volunteers to join them this Sat… Read More
2017-05-03 15:17
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-05-02 22:14
Many people are aware of the calming effects of chamomile, which is often brewed as a tea to relieve everything from bodily stress to chronic anxiety. But what about blue chamomile?
Matricar… Read More
2017-05-02 15:43
If last night’s Met Gala honoring the designs of Rei Kawakuba was any indication, the relationship between fashion and florals is stronger than ever. From the designer’s 1982 &ld&hell…Read More
2017-05-01 18:08
Garden Collage EIC Molly Beauchemin and Astrologer Deb McBride team for the latest edition of GC’s “Botanical Horoscopes”.
The post What’s Your Florascope? May Editio… Read More
2017-05-01 17:28
Walking along the verdant waterfront of the West Side is one of those uniquely pleasurable New York experiences. From the forested heights at the top of the island to breezy views at Battery… Read More
2017-04-29 23:18
Before my very eyes, Tisha Kenny, a student of ikebana for 32 years, transformed bouquets from a local flower market into works of art. Two purple irises and several pussy willows became an… Read More
2017-04-29 18:41
These days, there is very little in the way of good news when it comes to the environment.
One ray of optimism, however, has the imminent release of the Tesla Model 3, which i… Read More
2017-04-27 17:55
I think it’s safe to say that Urban Farming has been having a moment for a while now. It’s not hard to see why: the percent of the population that lives in cities has been climbi… Read More
2017-04-27 14:00
Though many topics clamor for attention in today’s news landscape, Climate Change remains an ever present feature– and, as always, an increasingly important one.
Climate Change… Read More
2017-04-26 15:00
Headed to Portland in search of fresh produce? We’ve got good news: the chicken is always local. Herewith, we round up our favorite farmers markets in Portland– a city famed for… Read More
2017-04-26 14:27
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-04-25 21:35
Edible Schoolyard NYC held its annual Spring Benefit at Metropolitan West last night, bringing together 25 of the world’s most sought-after chefs and notable guests from the world… Read More
2017-04-25 19:32
Based out of New York, Creative Time is known for their provocative, large scale public projects. (Among their more notable past endeavors are Kara Walker’s giant sugar… Read More
2017-04-24 14:42
The Five Boro Bike Tour is one of those uniquely New York events that only comes around once a year. As America’s biggest cycling to-do, the Five Boro Bike Tour sees 32,000 cyclis… Read More
2017-04-23 14:00
Located an hour and half’s drive from Mexico City, Sumiya is an an unexpected and slightly eccentric estate-turned-hotel, constructed entirely in the Japanese style (the… Read More
2017-04-21 19:56
Mother Earth is like that working mom who never stops giving. Day in and day out, she keeps on growing the grass, planting the seeds of change, and cleaning up after her children. These days… Read More
2017-04-21 17:43
On May 7th from 7 PM to 8:30 PM, Dawn Petter of Petalune Herbals (and a regular contributor to Garden Collage) will be hosting the third of her three-part herbalism series at Honey&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-04-21 17:40
“Want to let go of the past? Ready for some peace of mind? Would you like to forgive, but can’t see how?”
(No we aren’t reading your mind.) These are the questions po… Read More
2017-04-20 21:21
Runyon Canyon is one of the most popular hiking destinations in all of Los Angeles, with three major loops through the Santa Monica Mountains in the middle of Hollywood. The primary loop is… Read More
2017-04-19 12:42
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-04-17 15:32
Mindfulness and self-care has reached an All Time High in recent months, with seemingly every food, lifestyle, and wellness publication hosting celebrity interviews and touting the benefits… Read More
2017-04-17 15:00
An hour’s drive outside of Mexico City is Cuernavaca, know as “the city of eternal spring“. The nickname is well-deserved: during the day, the temperature rests comfor… Read More
2017-04-17 14:31
Herewith, some of our favorite springtime running trails across the country.
The post 10 Gorgeous Running Trails That Will Make You Want To Lace Up Your Shoes appeared first on Garden Collag… Read More
2017-04-17 14:00
With his epic scale, unconventional materials, and original approach to glass, Dale Chihuly’s art is a favorite for gardens around the world– but it’s been almost ten… Read More
2017-04-15 14:00
With Spring, renewal, and good weather in the air, now is the perfect time to take the outdoors to rejuvenate both yourself and your garden. The answer? Building a worm hotel.
Despite t… Read More
2017-04-14 15:00
With Earth Day (April 22nd) on the horizon, the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are hosting a friendly competition to see which major Amer… Read More
2017-04-13 17:52
Spring is one of the most hopeful and abundant times of year, with new plants popping up in public parks and green spaces across the country. Less exciting (and sometimes more daunting) is t… Read More
2017-04-13 17:07
For thousands of years, human beings have known about the moon’s tremendous influence on our planet. The moon affects ocean tides, shifting large amounts of water as it moves through i… Read More
2017-04-13 16:15
Spring has sprung! And for people in many different ecosystems around the world, that means it’s time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the splendor of Nature as it springs back to life al… Read More
2017-04-13 15:30
Greenwhich Village and NYU have gone through several changes throughout the years– what was once the seedy underbelly to Bob Dylan’s 1960’s, drug-addled New York is now a h… Read More
2017-04-12 15:00
Easter is a holiday with a lot of stuff— and often, a lot of that stuff ends up as waste in a landfill, unable to be composted or recycled. Even some of the seemingly innocuous as… Read More
2017-04-12 14:00
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-04-11 20:55
United Plant Savers are a group dedicated to protecting native medicinal plants, thereby “ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come.”
In o… Read More
2017-04-11 01:48
Your avocado emoji is about to get a workout.
Avocaderia, the world’s first (and only) avocado bar, opened Monday along Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront. The shopfront&ndash&hell…Read More
2017-04-10 21:42
While bringing a picnic to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has a certain romantic caché, sometimes you just want someone else to do the cooking.
Opening this week in the historic and refu… Read More
2017-04-07 22:08
With all the recent action against science— and environmental science in particular–, we all need a stiff drink.
Enter A Toast To Science: Spring Cocktails At The Farmers Ma… Read More
2017-04-07 18:39
Janneke Luursema’s wistful musings on lifestyle and plants have garnered her a 91.4k following on Instagram, as her contemplative observations seem to have struck a chord with a new ge… Read More
2017-04-07 17:19
In her home workshop in Paris’ 20th arrondissement, Karine Perillat combines vegetation and retro design, “playing with the precious and taming the wild” in a universe-insp… Read More
2017-04-07 15:35
It sounds like a strange fairytale: a juice box is saved from a landfill is dressed in red silk and transformed into a high-end purse. But it’s no fable—this is the reality at We… Read More
2017-04-06 19:00
Chocovivo, an artisanal “chocolate apothecary” located on an unassuming stretch of Washington Boulevard, isn’t trendy in the way that patrons of other L.A. chocolate shops… Read More
2017-04-05 15:01
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-04-05 08:10
Every year during Holy Week, amazing carpets composed of flowers, vegetables, fruits and dyed sawdust adorn the streets of Antigua, Guatemala– a lovely Colonial city home to Latin Amer… Read More
2017-04-04 20:54
Hunter Boots‘ new Spring-Summer ’17 collection combines the aspirational mystique of the jungle and the allure of botanical prints into a new set of functional, fashionable rainw… Read More
2017-04-04 17:28
“Healthy food” and “baseball park” are two phrases you don’t often (if ever) see in combination. Baseball parks are notorious for their poor eating options… Read More
2017-04-03 16:44
“I don’t think there’s a one size fits all approach to medicine,” says Carolyn Barron confidently, as we sip jiaogoulong tea in her sunny, Los Angeles office. Ba… Read More
2017-04-02 14:00
Each spring, as the clouds lift and the rainy season begins to fade, Vancouver residents and visitors begin to admire one of the world’s most stunning sights: thousands of cherry trees… Read More
2017-04-01 17:53
Garden Collage EIC Molly Beauchemin and Astrologer Deb McBride team for the latest edition of GC’s “Botanical Horoscopes”– featuring flowers styled by Garden Collage… Read More
2017-04-01 17:07
Bollywood, by default, is a corner of the global film industry classically associated with lengthy movies, colorful costumes, and grand-scale dance sequences. At least that is the… Read More
2017-03-31 22:50
You’ve probably never wondered what an air plant smells like, but curious minds should know that not only are some air plants fragrant, but they smell exactly like grape soda&ndas&hell…Read More
2017-03-31 16:06
You know that tired feeling after you’ve been sitting at a computer all day? That drained, achy feeling in your body and mind? It may be accompanied by a little brain fog or a sense of… Read More
2017-03-30 14:32
“If we don’t build our soil, we can’t grow food, maintain farms, or feed people!” Corinne Coe, the founder of Terra Nova Compost, explains. “Soil is critical to… Read More
2017-03-30 14:21
The unicorn food trend has been having a moment for a while, and now nature has decided to join in. Eucalyptus deglupta, otherwise known as Rainbow Eucalyptus, is a variety of eucalyptus tha… Read More
2017-03-29 14:33
Bouley Botanical’s The Chef & The Doctor dinner series is a collection of health-focused, multi-course culinary experiences featuring world-renowned doctors teaming up with Chef Da… Read More
2017-03-29 14:31
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-03-28 23:09
The cheery turquoise storefront offers a visual jolt of energy on a narrow Parisian street near the Canal Saint-Martin. Here is Sol Semilla, one of the city’s forerunners of organic ve… Read More
2017-03-28 22:36
In last two decades, Ursula Hauser and Iwan and Manuela Wirth have made a name for themselves as being three of the most influential figures in the art world (if the not the t… Read More
2017-03-28 22:36
In last two decades, Ursula Hauser and Iwan and Manuela Wirth have made a name for themselves as being three of the most influential figures in the art world (if the not the t… Read More
2017-03-28 21:46
Between its endless traffic and sprawling landscape, Los Angeles is an easy city in which to become overwhelmed. Fortunately, it’s also a city that loves wellness, whether in the form… Read More
2017-03-28 18:45
Beverly Hills has long been the playground of the rich and famous, but the tropico-chic High Tea at the Peninsula Beverly Hills has made it something of an Instagram sensation, as well… Read More
2017-03-26 17:17
Spring is here, which means its time to start heading back to the Union Square Farmers Market and hopping on Citi Bikes to get to work. Here at GC, we’re firm believers in public trans… Read More
2017-03-26 17:16
“It belongs to the community– we get tagged, we have downed fences, the homeless come over and steal from us, but nothing is really majorly done to discourage us from coming… Read More
2017-03-25 20:20
For camellia-lovers looking for a beautiful way to spend an afternoon in Malibu, Self-Realization Fellowship’s Lake Shrine is a great option– the peaceful, hidden lake is surroun… Read More
2017-03-25 14:28
Earth Hour is a worldwide annual event that encourages individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour beginning at 8:30 PM on Ma… Read More
2017-03-24 19:00
Silence.
“Crickets are quiet when they’re babies,” explains Gabe Mott, one of the partners in Aspire, a food-grade cricket farm in Austin, Texas. Mott leads me from the nur… Read More
2017-03-24 15:45
“Will It Beard” is a cultural phenomenon that could only exist because of the Internet, and the Internet’s weird propensity for novelty. As a website invented by Pierc… Read More
2017-03-24 14:58
“Your intuition led you here.”
The message is painted in slender white letters along a low, black concrete wall; beside it, an arrow directs visitors towards a stairway… Read More
2017-03-23 19:23
The dandelion may be a lawn-lover’s worst nightmare, but to an herbalist, it is the poster child for wild weeds. Over 30 million years old, the dandelion thrives in the face of resista… Read More
2017-03-22 17:07
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-03-21 21:16
Carolyn Barron of Botanarchy Herbs & Acupuncture and integrative hypnotist Morgan Yakus will be hosting a Spring Clearing and Manifestation Workshop with Hypnosis and Sacred Geometry Acu… Read More
2017-03-21 19:04
If you’ve been on Instagram in last few years, you’ve come to expect a certain kind of bouquet– you know the one. Stems of dusty eucalyptus, plump white roses, sprigs of fr… Read More
2017-03-21 15:51
“We’re celebrating 52 this year, which in Detroit is an accomplishment, and in the restaurant world is nothing short of miraculous!” Carolyn Howard is the energetic co-owne… Read More
2017-03-20 21:39
Historically, coverage of Persian New Year celebrations in the United States have been relegated to cultural institutions and food magazines interested in the rich array of herbs and spices… Read More
2017-03-20 21:13
GC goes behind the scenes at the Natural Museum of Orchids and Bromeliads in Quintana Roo– a botanical haven where Mexican handlers grow 89 of the 105 species of orchids native to the… Read More
2017-03-20 15:38
What began ten years ago as a way for neighbors to get to know each other has since grown into a twice a year tradition, attracting hundreds of people and facilitating the free exchange of s… Read More
2017-03-20 14:08
Think you don’t like kombucha? Think again. While many new-age kombucha brands tout the benefits of drinking kombucha– namely, by claiming that it is a rich source of health-boos… Read More
2017-03-19 15:00
There’s always something in riotous bloom in Key West, where any temperature below sixty would qualify as “winter,” and frost is something that only happens way up north&md&hell…Read More
2017-03-18 13:00
The city of Seoul, South Korea will soon have its own High Line, an equivalent to the iconic elevated park in New York City. The Seoul Skygarden will open in April on the city’s s… Read More
2017-03-17 17:04
One month after Paris’ Haute Couture fashion shows, the city is once again in the limelight with the presentation of the Autumn & Winter 2017-2018 Ready-to-Wear collections. O… Read More
2017-03-17 16:11
Like New York, Mexico City is one of those sprawling, cosmopolitan metropolises where there’s never a shortage of things to do or see. But if you’re in town and yearning for… Read More
2017-03-17 15:33
Our highly confused winter is slowly coming to an end. This means, among other things, that it is time for yet another Saint Patrick’s Day. Now, I’m sure that many of you are dre… Read More
2017-03-16 14:30
The Southern California Flower Market in the Los Angeles Flower District is a somewhat mysterious “best kept secret” that began as a shareholder collective started by Japanese fl… Read More
2017-03-16 02:04
“All of our shows are produced by people who are practitioners and experts in their fields– not necessarily people who have a long history doing radio or doing podcasts,” C… Read More
2017-03-16 01:34
Moss is a huge floral design and decor trend these days, but what about putting it on your skin? Several big natural beauty brands, from NYC-based Naturopathica to Korean Skincare line K-Bea… Read More
2017-03-15 20:54
Samantha Ressler and Nathalie Love co-founded We the Women, the Los Angeles–based women’s advocacy group, to create a safe and nurturing community for women in the arts and… Read More
2017-03-15 15:53
Spring in Germany means one thing: asparagus season, or spargelzeit. Germans are obsessed with asparagus, which is often called the “vegetable of kings” or even “white gold… Read More
2017-03-15 06:52
Ask Ella is a reoccurring Garden Collage feature where we ask our in-house florist, Ella Stavonsky, about floral design– including the history of, origin, and maintenance tha… Read More
2017-03-14 17:48
At Mama Petula’s, flowers and plants are fussed over as one might expect to fuss over children. In the heart of one Paris’s trendiest neighborhoods, this Parisian concept store r… Read More
2017-03-14 17:15
Love The Great British Bakeoff? Grow up reading The Secret Garden? Wish you could escape to some charmingly remote English country estate, with fields of green and patches of wildf… Read More
2017-03-13 19:04
Looking ahead to Spring? (Aren’t we all!) If you’re hoping to add a little green to your garden or windowsill in the coming seasons, Cheerios (as in, the iconic breakfast cereal)… Read More
2017-03-12 18:43
Subway advertising for vacationing in foreign countries has gone up in the age of global travel, with a recent focus on Japan that has compelled several New Yorkers to make Tokyo one of thei… Read More
2017-03-12 18:14
While the United States has been the focus of the energy crisis of late, globally, the energy crisis continues to mount. The latest installment has been in Kerala, a state in the s… Read More
2017-03-11 18:22
Though they’ve been the subject of much fear– see: any of the Terminator movies– most robots lately are here to help. The latest is “Row-bot,” which was bu… Read More
2017-03-11 18:21
On March 18th and 19th from 9:30 AM to 5 PM, the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles County is hosting L.A. Nature Fest with the goal of highlighting L.A.’s less seen natur… Read More
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