Off the coast of La Rochelle, Île de Ré seems to hold a secret: you have to visit in spring. Regular visitors know this. It is the season when the narrow streets are covered in hollyhocks, when lilacs fill the gardens with their scent, and when Virginia creeper and laurel reclaim their place on the whitewashed walls. This understated abundance has inspired this week’s selection. As summer approaches, we wanted to celebrate the power of flowers and nature, the way they inhabit a place, transform landscapes and, sometimes, lift our spirits. A selection that is an ode to the simple beauty of gardens, to impromptu bouquets and to that age-old intuition that transcends the ages: perhaps flower power never really went away.