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Today, we’ve gathered the Instagram accounts that have come up over and over when we asked our featured experts (landscape designers, master gardeners, botanists, plant-obsessed makers, and more) who they follow for garden and design inspiration. (One particular account was name-checked a half dozen times!)
Without further ado, here are the top answers to Quick Takes prompt “Instagram account that inspires you.”
@giardino_di_hera
Endorsed by both Deborah Needleman and Sarah Raven, soprano singer Gundula Anders’s account “shows her wonderful garden in southern Italy,” said Raven. “It’s just like the garden I dream of and hope to make on a plot of land we’ve just bought in Crete.”
@indefenseofplants
“From the smallest duckweed to the tallest redwood, the botanical world is full of amazing stories,” reads the bio of ecologist and podcaster Matt Candeias. Floral artist Emily Thompson is a fan of his enlightening posts, which document his up-close-and-personal encounters with the natural world.
@bayntunflowers
Not surprisingly, ceramicist and flower devotee Frances Palmer cited organic grower and florist Polly Nicholson’s account as a favorite. (See our story on Nicholson’s newest book here and a glimpse of her gorgeous garden here.)
