Chic in Morocco: Jardin Majorelle

One of the highlights from Marrakech, Morocco was visiting Jardin Majorelle. In 1923, the french painter Jacques Majorelle fell in love with the intense light of Morocco and built himself a Moorish villa around which he designed a luxurious garden and a separate bright blue studio.  The garden was opened to the public in 1947 and was later bought and restored by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge in 1980.  Because of the climate of Morocco, it's not your typical garden.  It reminds me more of a Japanese zen garden with palm trees and cactus.  It is such a special place that Yves Saint Laurent had his ashes laid to rest at a memorial on the property. Definitely a must visit place in Marrakech.

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

Another Gorgeous Garden

As most long time readers know, I'm obsessed with gardens.  Kind of funny considering how much I hate bugs and even more so spiders.  But as a city dweller, I long to be able to see greenery outside my window and to take a walk in nature whenever I desire.  I do try to take advantage of Central Park but I have to share that with about 18 million other people.  Probably why I fell in love with Bella Pollen's English country garden when I first spied it in Vogue.  You can read the entire article here.  Bella and her husband fell in love with it too when they first saw it but it took many years of work to restore it and the neglected house to an inhabitable state.  I'm sure the final result more than makes up for all the hard work.  Just another reminder to get out and smell the roses this weekend!

Photos by François Halard