Bring the Color Palettes of These World-Famous Gardens Into Your Home

With the absence of travel in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our homes have become makeshift staycation destinations on top of impromptu offices, classrooms, and bars. Globetrotters are no doubt missing international travel, though, and the ability to take in the sights and culture of someplace new. But what if we were able to bring those destinations into our homes? UK-based Roofing Megastore is well aware of our yearning for tourism. The roofing company created a series of color palettes of some of the most famous gardens around the world to recreate at home, wherever you are. 

Whether you’re in need of some outdoor or indoor design inspiration, check out some of the color palettes below. Transform your spaces into the Gardens of Versailles in France, Gardens By the Bay in Singapore, Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands, and more — plane tickets and passports not required. 

Morocco’s most-visited tourist attraction, Jardin Majorelle is a two-and-a-half acre botanical garden and museum that houses 300 plant species, including towering cacti. It has a rich color scheme of cobalt blue, mustard yellow, bright turquoise, and grey green.

The most popular tourist attraction in Singapore, Gardens by the Bay spans some 250 acres and consists of three waterfront gardens. Vibrant pinks, dark greens, and light limes make up the color scheme. While much of the plants are rare (like truncated pitcher plants), palms, tulips, and cherry blossom trees are good alternatives to recreate at home.

Situated in the Palace of Versailles, the former royal residence of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette, the Gardens of Versailles includes a mosaic of lawns, fountains, and sculptures and spans some 1,976 acres of land. The earthy palette consists of dark greens, grey greens, and natural browns.

An art museum that features surrealist structures, Las Pozas is situated more than 2,000 feet above sea level in a subtropical rainforest situated in the mountains of Mexico. With a vibrant earthy color scheme of jungle green, dark beige yellows, and natural browns, Las Pozas sits on over 80 acres of land and has natural waterfalls and pools.

One of Tokyo’s largest and most popular parks, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden has cotton-candy pink cherry blossoms and contains three different gardens. Moss greens, pastel pinks, and soft magentas make up the color scheme. Japanese maples, peonies, and Fuji dwarf cherry blossom trees are solid alternatives for larger scale cherry blossom trees.

Considered one of the largest flower gardens in the world, Keukenhof Gardens (also known as the Garden of Europe) sits on about 79 acres and contains more than 7 million flowers, including tulips, daffodils, orchids, roses, carnations, irises, and lilies. A burst of colors, the garden’s color palette includes vibrant reds, bold blues, dramatic greens, and bright oranges.