Darkness in Bloom: A Gothic Guide to Dramatic and Moody Plants

High priestess of The Goth Garden, Chloe Hurst summons spirits, death, Victorians, velvet, vampires, and all things witchy and dark to bring you this beautiful, inspiring, and spooky guide to gardening on dark mode.

Get inspired to create a garden filled with moody, eerie undertones and the occasional deadly poison, add otherworldly companions to your houseplant jungle, and cultivate a home filled with macabre mystery.

Darkness in Bloom shares plant profiles, design tips, and inspiration. You’ll learn the lore of gothic culture and how to integrate undying dark plants (perennials), dark specimen repurchases (annuals), indoor companions (houseplants), and haunting decorations.

Chloe Hurst, often rumoured as a real life witch, vampire or Victorian ghost… In reality, is a senior graphic designer that works for a large marketing and advertising company as well as a business owner specializing in branding and design for gothic and alternative businesses or individuals. When not designing you will oftentimes find her doing home renovations, antiquing, reading macabre books, and most importantly… Gardening.