I’ve just spent a few hours feeding my houseplants (a nice task for the weekend as Monty would say) and thought I would share some HPH tips I have picked up along the way. The first time I remember being taught about plant feeding was sitting on a stool in my grandpa’s greenhouse as a…
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Last year things went a little petunia crazy online when a new variety appeared on the market; the night sky petunia. A gloriously rich, quality-street purple strewn with white speckled variegation that resembled a night sky filled with stars. My plant from last year was definitely the show stopper of my balcony garden, here’s a…
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The other night I re-watched one of my favourite films; LEON by Luc Besson from 1994. It’s about a hitman played by the utterly cool Jean Reno and where Natalie Portman made her acting debut at the age of 13. You’re probably thinking for a minute that you’ve stumbled across the wrong website, but hang on,…
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Perhaps the most prized plant in my collection at home is my big monstera, I say big (I call her ‘big one’) as I have a little one too (which goes by that name, inventive I know!) ‘Big one’ is one of the oldest plants of mine and I grew it from a small plant,…
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This year I decided to branch out from just planting my ‘usual’ bulbs on the balcony and plant some different indoor (in the UK climate at least!) bulbs too. On my balcony, I plant the obligatory tulips and daffodils annually, refresh my oxalis tubers and try some other bits and bobs. Lavender, peonies, and lots…
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After posting a photo of my manjula pothos on instagram yesterday (above), I thought it would be helpful to share some identification help and care tips for this interesting and increasingly popular species. I hadn’t quite realised how many types of pothos I had until I started putting together this post; a classic sign of…
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Back in October I wrote a blog post on oxalis dormancy care, as for many, the process of plants going into hibernation for the winter can be quite alarming if you are unprepared or unaware (as I was a few years ago!). I wanted to follow up this post with a quick visual update on…
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Following on from my Instagram post last week about sharing plants with friends, I wanted to share with you a little tour of my ‘plant-swapped’ plant collection. As I mentioned in my post above, there’s something so special about sharing plants and/or cuttings that have belonged to plants of yours, or those of friends. Each…
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I’m breaking my first rule writing this, by sitting in bed with my laptop. I try not to write in my bedroom but of course there can always be exceptions to rules. Drinking my tea earlier I found myself completely transfixed by the view outside my window. I live in a second floor apartment, which…
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