From the humble backyard plot to the royal Water Theatre Grove at Versailles, gardens have long been a source of sustenance, beauty, and spiritual communion. A new book cultivates a rich survey of 300 magnificent gardens.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/07/the-contemporary-garden/

a spread from the book 'The Contemporary Garden' with a photograph of Little Island in the Hudson River

a aerial view of a lush garden with a pond

an aerial view of a contemporary garden with a large, terracotta-color sculptural platform