The famous British gardener and writer Vita Sackville-West stated that no room is ever complete without flowers. This week on Cultivating Place we explore this idea with Vietnamese-born New York Based photographer and writer Ngoc Minh Ngo. Her most recent book “In Bloom – Creating and Living with Flowers” beautifully portrays the imaginative and surprising ways in which 11 different artists and thinkers around the world weave their love of flowers into their everyday lives.
Cultivating Place: In Bloom: Creating And Living With Flowers – Ngoc Minh Ngo
1 of
A picture of Ngoc with Umberto Pasti (one of the 11 subjects profiled in the book) in his garden in Rohuna as he showed her around the first time.
2 of
A picture of Ngoc with Umberto Pasti (one of the 11 subjects profiled in the book) in his garden in Rohuna as he showed her around the first time.
3 of
In Bloom book cover
4 of
In Bloom book cover
5 of
a portrait taken by Ngoc's daughter Lily in Tangier
6 of
a portrait taken by Ngoc's daughter Lily in Tangier
7 of
A shot from Carmen Almon's studio. Ngoc took this photograph after having spent several days studying her botanical toles closely and talking to her extensively about her work.
8 of
A shot from Carmen Almon's studio. Ngoc took this photograph after having spent several days studying her botanical toles closely and talking to her extensively about her work.
9 of
A shot from Martyn Thompson's studio. This spent bouquet of anemones and roses was lying on a table in the studio and Ngoc found them incredibly beautiful.
10 of
A shot from Martyn Thompson's studio. This spent bouquet of anemones and roses was lying on a table in the studio and Ngoc found them incredibly beautiful.
