The third part in this series focuses on the ‘fun’ bit… the plant installation! As the plants were slowly accumulating in the hall of my apartment, huddling together in groups alongside a growing tower of pots and trays and compost, I realised I’d need to transport everything in a van. I did have photos of…
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For the next part in this mini series, I wanted to share some of the design process after my initial visit to Newton House, and the purchasing of the plants for the space. As I alluded to in the previous post, the planning-on-paper side of things was a pivotal part in getting the feel of…
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I‘ve been working on a project ‘offline’ for the last couple of months and am finally able to share what I have been up to! Earlier this year, I was asked to plant style a conservatory in a stately home, in order to bring some life back to the room. It had been left a…
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I wanted to discuss plant trends today, and more specifically how over the last three years, the UK has fallen back in love with the Swiss Cheese plant. As social media arguably encourages plant collectors to discover the rare and unique, there is a lot to be said about the humble plants that form the basis…
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Today’s post is about plant styling my newest acquisition – the luminous neon pothos. A few months ago I’d got hold of a philodendron brasil and some of the beautiful foliage was almost entirely neon coloured. It’s still one of my favourites and just knew that a neon would also be well loved in my…
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This week has seen a gardening paraphernalia explosion at Flying Tiger stores as we gear up for Spring. Whilst being pretty well known for their kitsch home decor, some gems can definitely be found here. For example, the general purpose pots I bought at the end of last year were from here and they look…
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Today’s post is all about plant styling, more specifically, interior styling with terracotta. As I highlighted in my 2018 Trend Report, indoor use of terracotta is increasing in popularity once again, which I would cite as being related to the retro cool mid century modern aesthetic. Whilst the minimal ‘clean’ monochrome style of recent years…
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Today’s post is the second part of a two-part series that highlights some of the key trends that sit on the cusp between houseplants, interior styling and design for 2018. The previous post was concerned with interior plant styling, whereas this post focuses on a forecast of emerging plant trends. If you missed the introduction to this…
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Today’s post is the first in a two-part series that highlights some of the key trends that sit on the cusp between houseplants, interior styling and design for 2018. The first instalment concerns interior plant styling, and the second (which will be up on Wednesday) focuses on a forecast of emerging plant trends. The demand…
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Continuing with the subject of Anthropologie from the last ‘Plants in Shops’ post, I wanted this time to focus on their Edinburgh store, situated on the beautiful George Street. I always make a bee line for Anthro’ whenever I’m visiting Edinburgh because its SO MUCH QUIETER than the London stores! You can really spend a…
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