On the Hunt With Chloe Hurst: Black Blooms & Botanicals
@theg0thgarden’s shares how to source and grow a goth garden at home
By: The Lace Ledger
Chloe Hurst’s garden has the kind of effect that stops you in your tracks; it’s absolutely incredible. The sheer volume of dark blooms, unusual foliage and inky texture feels almost unreal, as though someone brought to life gothic daydream and planted it at full scale.
It’s truly gorgeous. Exceptional, really. For a novice gardener, it is also slightly intimidating. The first reaction is admiration, closely followed by the suspicion that a garden like this belongs to someone with more time, more knowledge and a greenhouse full of secrets.
Chloe is refreshingly practical on that front. Below, she graciously breaks the process down step by step, walking us through bringing to life a goth garden of our own from planning the space, which plants make the best starting point, where to shop and even what fertilizer to reach for once things begin to grow.
So, we asked Chloe to start at the beginning.
@houseofbizarium: A Study in Expressive Design and Enduring Atmosphere
Nicholas James Langley shares how restoration, early inspiration and dark academic influence converge in his work
By: The Lace Ledger Staff'
At @houseofbizarium, interiors are shaped first by mood and atmosphere, which Nicholas James Langley treats not as decorative flourish but as an essential pillar of style. In his Edwardian heritage home, Langley reveals how a deep respect for historical design can be honoured authentically, allowing the past to remain present without slipping into imitation.
Our conversation traces a creative path that endured personal challenge, evolving from tailoring to home restoration and now toward fashion design, while remaining grounded in patience, curiosity and making by hand. Along the way, Langley reflects on the lessons learned through DIY triumphs, missteps and the intuitive choices that give rise to interiors steeped in dark academic and Brontë-coded allure.