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plant porn: hops

Bright green sprawling vines of foliage with little feathery cones of beery goodness. A true favourite for some of us, hops have been the mainstay ...

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plant porn: field scabious

Ahhh scabious. Loved by bees and florists alike, there's loads of types of scabious out there, each a real beauty in it's own frilly little way, ...

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plant porn: yarrow

THE DEETS Yarrow aka achillea is a wildflower that grows in abundance everywhere from feathery meadows to cracks in Hackney pavements. In the wild...

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plant porn: the cardoon

Words by Jessica Peace LOOK AT THE SEED HEAD ON THAT... NAMECHECK: CYNARA CARDUNCULUS Or common name - the globe thistle/ prickly artichoke. ‘Cyn’ ...

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plant porn: rhododendron

Words by Abi Himan The bright, bountiful woodland bushes were big in the 80s but they still know where the parties at. NAMECHECK This one hails ...

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moments in pot culture: cow parsley

Words by Abi Himan It's hard not to be swept away by the swathes of frothy, foamy, floaty cow parsley flowers that fill the hedgerows of the UK all...

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the moonflower - one night only

Words by Laura Bayliss On 20 February, for one night only a rare Amazonian cactus called the Moonflower bloomed for what is thought to be the firs...

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'a rose is still a rose’ (how to dry your valentines roses…)

Words by Jessica Peace You’ll need to shove your rose (or roses…) somewhere dark, dry and hot - we’ve become big airing cupboard lovers. Turn your ...

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plant porn: the bamboo

What do you do with your ol' bamboo? THE DEETS Great for lush, flowing borders and will grow and grow if left unchecked. In fact, bamboo is the fas...

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moments in pot culture: the geranium

Words by Jessica Peace We are not the only ones obsessed… In the early 19th century, Charles Peale named each of his children after famous painters...

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meet the maker - charlotte argyrou, botanical illustrator

Here at Grace & Thorn we're all about making memorable moments with our beautiful flowers - so we were delighted when the lovely Charlotte Argy...

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spotlight on our friend - designer, ceramicist michael keith chapman

Our creative window displays are always one of our favourite ways to celebrate any season, especially when we can get local artists involved. To ce...