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GREENING THE inDOORS Celebrity horticulturist Stephen Block reminds us that sophisticated planting is not reserved for the outdoors. / BY ROGER GRODY /
Inner Gardens brings unique landscapes indoors with intriguing plants and vessels.
PHOTOS MICHAEL CLIFFORD
EVEN IN SUNNY Southern California, the arrival of winter brings a greater focus on indoor living, notably the potential for sustaining distinctive, beautiful flora inside the home. At the Culver City showroom of Inner Gardens, intriguing vignettes of distinctive plant species, sculptures, lighting and objets d’art spill from a 10,000-square-foot structure onto patio spaces where rusticity meets elegance. “Clients who visit the showroom for the first time are overwhelmed, with its constantly changing selection of soaring trees, antiques, and cool and weird things,” says Inner Gardens founder and president Stephen Block, whose passion is infectious. The venue, which provides inspiration for designers, landscape architects and homeowners, is supported
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