From rooftop gardens to a hanging botanical masterpiece, our inspirations have us gazing upwards. Join us for a look.
![Design for conscious living: British car maker Mini has collaborated with New York architects SO-IL to unveil the installation Mini Living \2\1\1; Breathe at Milan Design Week. The concept house offers a look at low-impact living, plant-covered roof included. Photograph courtesy of Mini.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mini-living-breath-milan-design-week-gardenista-current-obsessions-1-733x489.jpg)
- Meredith is keeping Knoll’s Outdoor Sale on her radar: Get 15 percent off all outdoor furniture from April 13 to 25.
- Summer prep: 12 plants that naturally repel mosquitos.
![Calling all East Coast readers: Join Michelle, chef Joshua McFadden, and our friends at Terrain as we celebrate spring at two events this month. Details here.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/six-seasons-cookbook.jpg)
- Tribal shapes: eyeing this bold collection of vases inspired by African colors and textiles.
- Tickets for Ravenwood’s barn dinners in the Hudson Valley are now on sale. Details here, and check out our post on their fete-worthy outdoor table over on Remodelista.
![Early spring in a bowl: We\2\17;re planning to make this Simple Asparagus Soup with chives and olive oil. Photograph courtesy of Heidi Swanson via \10\1 Cookbooks.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/simple_asparagus_soup_recipe-17.jpg)
- Currently reading Susan Brownmiller’s new book, My City Highrise Garden, about her 35-plus years of raising plants on on a rooftop terrace above the bustling streets of Manhattan.
- Garnering inspiration from the Women Who Farm Instagram feed (@womenwhofarm).
- Inspired by this gypsy farmer working to improve the planet.
Our Latest Instagram Inspiration
![This week in Milan we\2\17;re following Italian design studio Piuarch\2\17;s Facades, The Skin of Architecture, a garden installation in collaboration with landscape architect Cornelius Gavril that covers a building in a curtain of more than \2000 roses, lilies, carnations, and sprigs of sage and lavender. See more at @piuarch.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/piuarch-facade-skin-flowers-milan-733x733.jpg)
Did a garden object, bouquet, or landscape inspire you this week? Share it with us on Instagram using the hashtag #GDfinds.
For more inspiring greenery and designs, visit our recent posts:
- Garden Visit: At Home with LA Designer Pamela Shamshiri in the Hollywood Hills.
- 11 Best Backyard Landscaping Ideas of 2017.
- Swimming Pool of the Week: Classon Koivisto Rune’s Swedish Parquet Poolhouse.
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