For the last 9 months I’ve been knocking my head every time I get into the shower on my staghorn fern, which has been enjoying the humidity of bathroom life. I’ve been keeping it in its nursery pot but knew that I’d eventually want to divide and mount it for it to thrive. So over […]
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You’ll know if you have followed me for a while that plants are not my one single ‘passion project’…they have always had to partner up with interiors and my love of design. For this post I wanted to have a bit of a chat about the process of photographing for Instagram and some of my…
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For the final part of this mini series about the plant styling project at Newton House, I wanted to share some photographs of the finished design, and also share some details about the parallel installation I created in the conservatory to tie in with the 2018 theme set by the National Trust; the power of…
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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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