A Garden, a Vision, a Global Moment for Sri Lanka: Bevis Bawa’s Legacy Finds Global Applause

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka has stepped into a rare and elegant global spotlight, with Brief Garden in Beruwala being featured in The New York Times Style Magazine, the first Sri Lankan property ever to appear in the iconic publication.

Once a rubber plantation, Brief Garden was reimagined into a living work of art by visionary Sri Lankan designer Bevis Bawa.

From the 1920s onward, Bawa shaped the space into a richly layered tropical retreat, where dense greenery, sculptural forms and deliberate quiet coexist in harmony. Every pathway and clearing reflects a thoughtful fusion of art and nature.

The New York Times feature celebrates the garden’s distinctive design language and enduring artistic legacy, placing Brief Garden among the world’s most inspiring and thoughtfully crafted landscapes.

More than international recognition for a single estate, the feature firmly places Sri Lanka on the global cultural map.