Secret Garden

A “Secret Garden”, hidden in plain sight by Amsterdam’s prettiest canal in the bohemian Jordaan buurt.

Handkerchief Habitat

"Handkerchief Habitat" Small gardens and small actions play a vital role to boost the well-being of all creatures great and small, including us. Amidst Amsterdam's urban jungle the Secret Garden is a handerchief habitat.  Both stem from humble beginnings.  Once...
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Pocket-sized Planting

"Pocket-sized Planting" Secret gardening is not just about pottering picturesquely in the herbaceous borders, it’s a pocket-sized challenge to create a blooming microclimate. Even a small garden design needs great planning principles which focus on a unified and...
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Tip-toppers

"Tip-toppers" The Secret Garden must be in tip-top condition to make other neighbourhoods in Amsterdam green with envy. A dedicated Topsoil ground force is driven by cutting-edge horticulture research attained from a school garden visit, wherein they discovered the...
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Guts and Glory

"Guts and Glory" “We take our mission very seriously!  Compost is the basic building block of our Secret Garden, we absolutely insist the plants grow in healthy soil.” It's a down and dirty business composting Bloemgracht's Secret Garden. A well-designed micro-garden...
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On the Edge

"On the Edge" Getting our ‘ducks in a row’ for sprucing up the Secret Garden border alongside the Bloemgracht canal. "If you want a thing done well, do it yourself" said Napolean Bonaparte once self-proclaimed “Konijn” – Rabbit of Holland, who despite conquering...
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The Secret Plot

"The Secret Plot" Bloemgracht’s motley crew of secret gardeners are enthusiastically digging the dirt to start a micro-garden revolution. These 'Knights and Damsels of the Neighbourhood' wield garden tools on an inspiring quest to expand garden access, shining a light...
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Hush-Hush

"Hush-Hush" A not-so-covert mission to create a secret garden, brighten-up the Bloemgracht, and bring a blooming smile to the local community. A grand design by Bloemgracht's most boisterous neighbours. Blink, and you might miss this once derelict patch of land, which...
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On the Edge

On the Edge

by | Jun 17, 2021 |

"On the Edge" Getting our ‘ducks in a row’ for sprucing up the Secret Garden border alongside the Bloemgracht canal. "If you want a thing done well, do it yourself" said Napolean Bonaparte once self-proclaimed “Konijn” – Rabbit of Holland, who despite conquering...

The Secret Plot

The Secret Plot

by | Jun 15, 2021 |

"The Secret Plot" Bloemgracht’s motley crew of secret gardeners are enthusiastically digging the dirt to start a micro-garden revolution. These 'Knights and Damsels of the Neighbourhood' wield garden tools on an inspiring quest to expand garden access, shining a light...

Hush-Hush

Hush-Hush

by | Jun 14, 2021 |

"Hush-Hush" A not-so-covert mission to create a secret garden, brighten-up the Bloemgracht, and bring a blooming smile to the local community. A grand design by Bloemgracht's most boisterous neighbours. Blink, and you might miss this once derelict patch of land, which...

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