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aim high: hanging baskets, window boxes and pots

Words by Laura Bayliss The Beast has finally gone back home East, and spring is just around the corner. We made it! It’s time to start thinking a...

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little sow and sows

As the new year takes hold we are finally starting to see some tentative signs of life returning outside and, if you're that way inclined, you mig...

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the lockdown almanac

Words by Laura Bayliss Another year, another lockdown… We’re all suffering from lockdown fatigue by now (read: WHEN WILL THIS END?) and never has t...

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calathea: let’s turn over a new leaf

WORDS BY LAURA BAYLISS We don’t usually go in for the whole New Year, New You mindset – we love the old you just the way you are! But 2021, could, ...

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getting rid of that tree

Words by Jessica Peace It might be a bit Grinch to bang on about it now but here’s a few ethical ways to get rid of your tree that you might want t...

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alt. tannenbaum, alt. tannenbaum

Is there a more pitiful sight in the weeks after Christmas than seeing abandoned trees lying splayed behind dustbins, slumped on kerbs or propped...

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how not to kill your pets

When you’re as plant obsessed as we are, it would be almost impossible to make us choose between our plant pals and our fur babies. Luckily, we don...

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scents and scent's ability

Feeling stressed out by your to-do list or the state of the world? Yin out of yang or just plain exhausted? Plants can help you! We can’t promise...

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let there be light: how to love your plants in colder months

WORDS BY LAURA BAYLISS As those sunny heatwave days slip into memory and we head towards the colder months, before you know it, you’ll be pulling t...

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agony plant issue #2

Floppy philodendrons getting you down? Fussy fiddle leaf just not playing nice? Even the most green-fingered amongst us can be struck down by the ...

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agony plant issue #1

Troublesome terrariums bleeding you dry? Mischievous monsteras making you miserable? The Agony Plant is here for you and can tell you that you are...

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propagation station: neon pothos

Propagating is your excuse to play Plant God – you take one plant and you turn it into many (or is that Plant Jesus?). It saves money, it is easy t...