The Subtle
Garden
Quarterly issues exploring how small gardens shape the way we live.
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Alcove gives you new eyes for the garden you already have.
Each quarterly issue explores how small gardens shape daily life — through lived-in spaces, personal stories, and thoughtful design. We look beyond before-and-after moments to study what actually holds up: restraint, rhythm, enclosure, and the quiet decisions that make a space feel settled.
This is not a magazine about spectacle. It is about attention.
Each issue is meant to be read slowly and returned to — not for more ideas, but for clearer ones.
Alcove gives you new eyes for the garden you already have.
Each quarterly issue explores how small gardens shape daily life — through lived-in spaces, personal stories, and thoughtful design. We look beyond before-and-after moments to study what actually holds up: restraint, rhythm, enclosure, and the quiet decisions that make a space feel settled.
This is not a magazine about spectacle. It is about attention.
Each issue is meant to be read slowly and returned to — not for more ideas, but for clearer ones.
