VT Home: Urban Gardens

IN 2015, VT IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR ENTRY INTO HOME. OUR MOTTO HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMAGE, IDENTITY, CLARITY, AND DEFINING YOUR STYLE TYPE GIVES YOU A PLACE TO BEGIN. ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED THAT CLARITY, IT IS A NATURAL EVOLUTION TO TRANSLATE THAT INTO YOUR ENVIRONMENT AS AN EXPRESSION OF YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF.

DESIGNING YOUR HOME BASED ON YOUR STYLE TYPE (OR AT LEAST INFUSING THE ELEMENTS) ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE THE PERFECT SPACE THAT REPRESENTS THE BEST VERSION OF YOU. JOIN US EACH WEEK AS WE SHARE OUR POINT OF VIEW ON THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF INTERIOR DESIGN, APPLYING OUR PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHIES TO EVERYTHING FROM ART AND ARCHITECTURE TO CURRENT TRENDS AND DESIGNERS.

Living in New York City or any city environment, we truly grow to appreciate the chance to experience outdoor living on a regular basis. If you are fortunate enough to have the best of both worlds—big city, terrace and/or garden, you should take full advantage and maximize the potential of your space. This week we will take a look at some our favorite outdoor urban living spaces.

Whether or not you have a natural green thumb or are new to gardening, there are both high and low maintenance options that can be achieved with small spaces. We are particularly drawn to minimal gardens in an urban environment, as they seem to suit the landscape. We also love the use of black, metals, and dark stone combined with wood and lots of green.

Scroll through for a collection of inspiring images to help you achieve your ideal urban garden or terrace.

Chelsea Garden—a Philip Nixon design.

Play with scale by using tall slim planters to draw the eye upward and make a narrow space quite dramatic.

A very chic moment in black and white. Proof that a monochromatic patio can be quite soothing.

A formal garden is incredibly chic and unexpected in an urban setting.

Urban gardens can be quite zen. We love the use of the gold Buddha against the black slate.

Cindy Crawford and Randy Gerber’s incredible indoor-outdoor space in their Southern California home.

Using multiple levels in this small urban garden creates several seating areas that are perfect for entertaining.

We love the use of black steel beams in this contemporary Philip Johnson inspired garden.

There is not a lot that can be done with a limited outdoor corridor but here is an example of a very narrow space made peaceful with a water feature.

Keeping it clean and simple in this very small rear urban garden.

Horizontal lines and warm wood create a low and intimate setting.