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Inner Gardens is featured in the most elite global publications, highlighting the company’s landscape design work, unparalleled Art for the Garden, and owner Stephen Block’s vast expertise. Recently published stories are shown below.
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Private Air: July 2024
Private Air Luxury Homes magazine says that “Inner Gardens, led by Stephen Block, transforms ordinary spaces into extraordinary landscapes, merging timeless antiques with lush design for an unparalleled aesthetic experience.”
Modern Luxury Interiors Los Angeles: June 2024
In an article on poolside perfection, Modern Luxury Interiors features Inner Gardens’ range of Willy Guhl fiber cement chairs.
Veranda: May/June 2024
Immer Gardnes was honored to win top honrs in the annual World’s Most Beautiful Garden competition. Judge Bunny Williams said, “The gravel pathways, stone seating, and faux-bois handrails emphasize the relaxed nature of this project. Plus, I love the toadstool umbrella.”
The Agency: May 2024
Inner Gardens founder Stephen Block talks to The Agency about the importance of exterior landscape design.
Architectural Digest: May 2024 2024
Screenwriter and TV producer Josh Schwartz worked with Inner Gardens on the landscaping for his inviting 1920s Spanish-style home in Los Angeles.
Architectural Digest: May 2024
“Once a year I would remove the fire rock and clean the burners,” says Stephen Block of Inner Gardens, who designs his own custom outdoor fire pits out of antique French limestone. “Make sure your fire pit has drainage so water from rain can drain out, and holes around the sides to allow for air movement around the gas line.” Safety first, always.
Luxe: May/June 2024
“The home’s buoyant spirit continues outside, in the landscape designed by Stephen Block. “The garden had great bones –100-year-old cedars—but sometimes my inspiration comes from objects,” explains Block, pointing to an antique French fountain that drove the design. He brought in tidy clipped boxwood, fragrant jasmine, oakleaf hydrangeas, redbuds, citrus and vegetable gardens, alongside birdbaths. “The end result is a really pretty green-on-green-on-green,” says Block.
Aspire: March 2024
“Fogel Scott worked with Stephen Block and Jana Feifer of Inner Gardens to “layer the space with funky pots and interesting plants to achieve a natural, wabi-sabi aesthetic,” she relates. The botanical specialists took into consideration Haenn’s busy professional life, her desire for a living environment instilled with a sense of Zen and the interior concept Fogel Scott had conceived when making selections for the home. “
Architectural Digest: March 2024
“To rejuvenate the grounds, Davies-Gaetano brought in landscape designer and antiques dealer Stephen Block of LA’s Inner Gardens. “Initially we came in with a few great trees for the interior, but Sofía wanted more and more and more. The landscape had never been properly finished, so we tried to bring the property to life with new plantings and a mix of unusual antique urns, fountains, benches, and pots,” Block reports. “We also added a few tropical elements that connect Sofía to her roots.”
Architectural Digest: February 2024
Architect Alexander Liberman crafts a contemporary homage to classic California modernism for a young family in Venice. Interior and exterior landscape design by Inner Gardens.
Architectural Digest: September 2023
Model Winnie Harlow discusses her recent Hollywood-inspired remodel, with interior and exterior landscape design by Inner Gardens.
Muse: Autumn 2023
Step inside the lush and very real dreamland that is Inner
Gardens, a Culver City, California, showroom that places Mother
Nature center stage and surrounds her with treasures from far and wide and long ago.
Angeleno: October 2023
“Discover the beauty and intrigue of world-class flora at the new Inner Gardens outpost in Culver City. Created by landscape designer Stephen Block, the showroom intertwines vintage design with fresh greenery, blending traditional European philosophies with the Eastern principle of wabi-sabi. “
Architectural Digest: September 2023
“To finesse the flora, Tisdale called in Stephen Block and Jana Feifer of Inner Gardens, a landscape design team and garden furnishings showroom based in LA, who she’d worked with on her previous home. “I am not someone with a green thumb,” Tisdale states with a chuckle, explaining that Inner Gardens’s convenient maintenance service made it more approachable to bring in plants she’d be concerned about taking care of herself.”
Vanity Fair: July/Aug 2023
“Inside, OUTSIDE
Whimsy goes beyond the walls with interior designer to the stars MICHAEL S. SMITH.
ON THE TABLE: An orchid arrangement from Inner Gardens.”
Architectural Digest: Jan 2023
“Landscape designer Stephen Block of Inner Gardens removed the ‘overly yellowy, overly tropical’ greenery that had been struggling against Malibu’s rough winds and sometimes arid climate, and planted plenty of flowing grasses like miscanthus and sesleria as well as a citrus orchard.”
Wall Street Journal: Sept 2022
Interior plants and exterior landscaping by Stephen Block and Inner Gardens.
Luxe: April 2022
This Bel Air home features Inner Gardens planters throughout.
California Homes: January / February 2022
“I DIDN’T GET INTO PLANTS, THEY GOT INTO ME,” insists Stephen Block, whose passion for his field is infectious. As president of Inner Gardens—the beloved Culver City showroom is supported by a 1.5-acre nursery in Malibu—he offers sophisticated design solutions to both interior and exterior plantings.”
Architectural Digest: Oct 2021
Inner Gardens’ plants and planters are featured throughout this Interscope studio.
House Beautiful: October 2019
Inner Gardens’ Rattan Globe lighting is prominently featured in a beautiful courtyard setting in the House Beautiful October 2019 issue.
Architectural Digest: March 2019
This story on Kris Jenner’s home in the March 2019 issue of Architectural Digest showcases Inner Gardens planters.
Luxe: March 2019
Architect Eric Olsen utilized Inner Gardens’ Rattan Globe lighting to create a stunning entryway for his newly designed Corona del Mar home.
Architectural Digest: February 2019
Inner Gardens owner Stephen Block created a warm, welcoming space in the garden of Shonda Rhimes’ home, incorporating subtle but impactful changes in the landscape design.
Veranda: May 2019
In the May issue of Veranda, landscape designer Scott Shrader lists Inner Gardens as one of his favorite SoCal shopping destinations.
Elle Decor: June 2019
Inner Gardens’ Italian Terrace Collection Vaso Cesta planter was featured in the “Truth in Decorating” article in the June issue of Elle Decor.
Departures: September 2018
Inner Gardens owner Stephen Block sat down with writer Joe Harper to discuss plants as design focal points in the home.
Luxe LA: July/August 2018
The summer issue of Luxe Los Angeles features the Spanish Colonial Revival home and garden of Inner Gardens founder Stephen Block and his wife Julie. Get lost in the warm summer days and starry nights of the Block residence.
Traditional Home: June 2018
The Inner Gardens Curved Bench was featured online in Market Moments, highlighted for its curved, knotty branches.
Elle Decor: April 2018
In the new issue of Elle Decor, interior and textile designer Kathryn M. Ireland describes her Santa Monica courtyard as “Ibiza-meets–Luis Barragán.” The outdoor lounge includes two vintage Willy Guhl fiber-cement chairs from Inner Gardens.
California Homes: March 2018
More glowing reviews for Inner Gardens Malibu, this time from the editors of California Homes. The March issue described the recently acquired and newly updated nursery and design shop as having “a reputation for quality and innovation.”
Malibu Magazine: January 2018
With a new Inner Gardens Malibu location, we’re on Malibu Magazine‘s radar in the first issue of the year. Learn about the extraordinary plant selection you’ll find at our Malibu nursery.
Elle Decor: January 2018
Answering the question, “What’s Next?” Elle Decor listed their favorite finds and innovations that embody the future. Included was Inner Gardens’ new Malibu nursery, which expands upon the vision Nagel Nursery established in Malibu years ago.
Wall Street Journal: December 2017
Appearing for the third time in the Wall Street Journal‘s special weekend section, “Off Duty,” Inner Gardens shared a fresh new take on holiday gifts for dog lovers. Click the link to discover an amazing Willy Guhl original you didn’t know existed!
Modern Luxury Interiors: October 2017
We’re so glad to be featured in Modern Luxury Interiors magazine in a project by interior designer Natasha Baradan.
C Magazine: September 2017
The celebration of our new Malibu nursery continue’s with C Magazine‘s announcement in their fall issue. The former Nagel Nursery location continues as a beloved hot spot for local garden enthusiasts.
Invaluable: August 2017
We all want to take out outdoor living spaces to the next level. With these tips from Inner Gardens founder Stephen Block, you’ll be inspired to get outside today! And you’ll love the Invaluable website, with its incredible selection of antique and vintage pieces.
Golden State: August 2017
This California-focused website went behind the scenes with Inner Gardens founder Stephen Block. The in-depth Q&A explores his “collector’s approach” to designing gardens.
Wall Street Journal: July 2017
The Wall Street Journal‘s special weekend section “Off Duty” took a fresh look at flowers, asking designers–including Stephen Block–to weigh in on the flowers they hate the most.
LA Times, The View: July 2017
Inner Gardens founder Stephen Block was interviewed on the topic of “Creating your own inner and outer paradise.” Click below and flip to page 59 to read the story.
Traditional Home: June 2017
Leave it to Traditional Home to compile a curated list of the most tasteful and of-the-moment choices in concrete nature-inspired furnishings and decor. And of course, our substantial and luxurious Swirl Planter is on the list!
C Magazine: Summer 2017
It’s true: just as C Magazine noted in their latest “Al Fresco Finds” story, our Hex planters are “perfect stacked together for large outdoor plants or filled with succulents as a single table topper.”
Mediterranean Homes & Lifestyles: March 2017
Interior designer Hillary Thomas asked Stephen Block to “make it beautiful,” and he did. The entire garden (save for the palms) was designed and installed by Inner Gardens. The seating area with a fountain in the center distinctively expresses a vision for sophisticated outdoor living.
Architectural Digest: August 2016
Designer Adam Hunter transformed a Mediterranean-style home in Brentwood Park, Los Angeles, into a traditional haven for a couple and their four children. The entry features an 8′ Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree planted in an Inner Gardens stone Pillow Planter with a custom gold finish.
C Magazine: March 2017
When asked to give design advice for newlyweds, Stephen Block offered this: “Nothing says, ‘You are living in a real house now,’ quite like triple boxwoods flanking the front door.”
Wall Street Journal: October 2016
The Prairie Bowl and a Molded Terra Cotta planter from Inner Gardens were featured as part of a collection of plant and container pairings in the October 29, 2016 edition of the Wall Street Journal‘s “Off Duty.”
Orlando Magazine: October 2016
“Make a Splash” in the October 2016 issue of Orlando Magazine includes wisdom from Inner Gardens owner Stephen Block on siting fountains in a residential landscape, and the various factors to consider.
Departures: October 2016
The October issue of Departures magazine featured French Diablo Planters by Willy Guhl. Made of fibrated concrete, these iconic mid-century modern planters were manufactured by Eternit. They have acquired a beautiful moss patina over the years.
New Home Source: July 2016
In July 2016, New Home Source featured Inner Gardens owner Stephen Block as an expert on the topic of Luxury Alfresco.
C Magazine: April 2016
Lara Harris’ Hollywood Dell interiors, designed by Schuyler Samperton, were featured in C Magazine and a specimen fishtail palm (Caryota Mitis) and other interior trees from Inner Gardens that withstand lower light levels.
L.A. Times, The View: March 2016
This L.A. Times supplement featured a Q&A with Inner Gardens owner Stephen Block. The in-depth interview covers Block’s background, clients, insights, and collaborations.
Architectural Digest: March 2016
This story on Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian’s Calabasas homes showcased the interior design work of Martyn Lawrence Bullard and landscape architecture by James Hyatt Studio. Inner Gardens’ Lemon Pots and Swirl Planters are featured throughout the story.
Traditional Home: July + August 2016
In this story, Traditional Home documented a summertime pool party at the home of interior designer Ron Woodson. Kumquat trees and a large fibrecement handkerchief planter planted with succulents from Inner Gardens are featured.