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How I stop my Tradescantia fluminensis tricolour from looking like a crispy mess
Pink plants are perpetually popular + this tradescantia is no exception. I’ve had this houseplant for a couple of years but every time winter has come around, it’s been a bit of ‘plant care-experiment time’ with keeping this Tradescantia fluminensis tricolour happy.The first thing to say is that this is a beautiful plant. It’s a…
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Getting ficus plants to branch
Today I wanted to share a process that is easy to do but one that can be a bit daunting… cutting the top off ficus plants. It’s funny because I know I will go at my outdoor balcony plants with a snips way more readily than my houseplants! Pruning just seems an inherent part of…
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Plant styling using rattan
If you are a fan of interiors and styling, you might have noticed that all things rattan, cane and wicker made a pretty big comeback last year. These pieces started trickling onto the market in Spring 2019 and with Spring 2020 just around the corner, their popularity shows no signs of waning whatsoever. In fact,…
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How’s it hanging? Using a picture rail to hang plants
One of my favourite things about my apartment is the picture rail. I know it might sound like a relatively small detail to love quite so much, but over the last few years that I’ve lived here, it’s been one of the most useful original features of my weirdly shaped 1930’s place. Since enjoying it…
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Plant taxonomy : Senecio gets reclassified (…featuring my cocoon plant)
If you have stumbled across my website, you might be able to tell that I am a bit of a houseplant enthusiast. And more specifically, you will know if you followed along with my project The A to Z of houseplants, I am particularly fascinated by the naming of plants — the origins and etymology…
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