Mambo dancers shimmied to a Cuban beat at Havana Heaven at Soul bar in Auckland’s Viaduct where designer Xanthe White had created a tropical paradise from plants and flowers in a living installation for six days called the Garden of Soul…
Mambo dancers shimmied to a Cuban beat at Havana Heaven at Soul bar in Auckland’s Viaduct where designer Xanthe White had created a tropical paradise from plants and flowers in a living installation for six days called the Garden of Soul.
The Garden of Soul parties span four days, each with a unique theme.
Thursday, 4 March Havana Heaven, 7 pm onwards
Friday, 5 March Garden of Soul, 7 pm onwards
Saturday, 6 March Morning Glory High Tea, 11 am – 4 pm
Garden of Good and Evil Masquerade Party, 10 pm onwards
Sunday, 7 March Fire & Brimstone Barbecue, 4 pm – 7 pm
With its design inspired by the royal greenhouses of Kew Gardens, Xanthe White Designs has planned an extraordinary and elaborate transformation. Over 500 plants were installed to create this opulent space which included a water fountain and white floral chandeliers.
Below: dancers twirl to the Latin beat of the band
Havana dancers
Xanthe and friends
The water fountain in the balcony.
Guests enjoy a drink on the Soul bar balcony with flowering vines dripping from the awning and floral chandeliers.
Orchids and ferns surround palms in a mossy landscape.
By Megan Robinson, 4 March 2010.
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