Tag Archives: inspiration
Kew Orchid Festival 2024: Inspired by the beauty of Madagascar.
Kew Orchid Festival 2024: Inspired by the beauty of Madagascar.
Fed up with the cold, wet weather? I am. Requiring a remin...
Thinking outside the box: alternative plants for hedging and topiary
Thinking outside the box: alternative plants for hedging and topiary
With its small, glossy leaves and tolerance for being regu...
Putting the Zing into Spring
Let’s not beat around the bush, 2020 will not be going down as one of the best years that we have ever experienced. In fact, we don`t t...
A GARDENER’S ODYSSEY
As gardeners we have the good fortune of being able to escape lockdown restrictions by working and relaxing in our own hortic...
SOCIAL CLIMBERS
If houseplants make us happy, then climbing plants should make us ecstatic because they allow us to be ultra-creative with indoor green...
START YOUR SEASON WITH HELLEBORES
Commonly known as the Lenten rose or Christmas rose these stunning plants are the first signs that spring is on the way.
They produce ...
SWEET PINE OF MINE
THE TREE - they smell GOOD, make our living rooms into a grotto for a few weeks and occasionally stab us with their needles - why do we...
NATURALISTIC PRAIRIE PLANTING COMBINATIONS
When we think about prairie planting schemes we tend to look at the leaders in this area of design for inspiration and ideas. Des...
KOKEDAMA – A QUICK GUIDE
Kokedama in English, literally means "moss ball" and is a ball of soil, covered with moss, on which an ornamental plant grows. The ide...
TOP 5 ALTERNATIVES TO CUT FLOWERS FOR VALENTINES DAY
Fresh cut flowers are a beautiful, classic valentines gift. But their short life expectancy means they soon wilt and fade, so why not c...
TOP TIPS ON DECORATING YOUR TREE
Whether you have already picked your pine or you are debating which spruce to seek out …it is almost time to tart up your tree! (if you...
The Heron Hawker step-by-step guide to open Terrariums
If you’re the sort of gardener that only remembers to water every once in a while, then an open terrarium could be for you! Unlike a cl...
