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plant porn: the elderflower

Elderflower trees are EVERYWHERE in the UK, and around about mid-May to early June they are bursting into life with their sweet-scented, fluffy b...

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generating geraniums

Here’s how to take Pelargonium, the ‘bedding’ style geranium cuttings and get making some plant babies... RATING Easy as WHAT TO DO? Grab a healthy...

agony plant a-z

greening up with the guardian

This week The Guardian's Amy Sedghi caught up with our very own Nik Southern and RHS Wisley's Emma Allen for some top tips on caring for your plan...

green up your gaff

get hardy (sow hardy annuals now)

Words by Jessica Peace You can sow your ‘hardy annual’ (can stand the cold/ will flower this year) seeds in pots outside now. We love growing gypso...

green up your gaff

plant porn: the waxflower

Words by Jessica Peace Looks sexy, smells sexy, easy in your bed and flowers for around 3 weeks in your bouquets - Ladies and Gents, the waxflower....

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you talking to me?

GOSSIP TO YOUR PLANTS My partner often finds me in the sitting room nattering away to our fig tree or in the bath catching up with the fern. Have ...

green up your gaff

bathe your green babies

Summer has long gone and those house plants are all looking a little dusty and parched. It's bath time babies! I'm all about saving time and getti...

green up your gaff

how to keep your plant babies alive while you're on your jollies

It's time for a jolly! You've shipped the cat off to your mates and booked a doggy sitter for the pooch, but what about your plants?! Depending on...

green up your gaff

my birdseed brings all the birds to my yard

Words by Jessica Peace We’ve been thinking about the birds and bees a bit more than usual and we’ve stocked up on some bags of grub and sexy feeder...

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bring back the birds and the bees (with our native seeds!)

Words by Jessica Peace We’ve been finding the right native seeds to seduce the birds and bees back to our beds, pots and boxes. We’ve grabbed a loa...

green up your gaff

how not to kill your wildflower meadow

Words by Jessica Peace Whether you tossed your seeds with us in Spring or you’re shoving them into your autumnal bald patches and window boxes read...

green up your gaff

who’s busting my balls? (box caterpillar)

Words by Jessica Peace If your box balls look frazzled, eaten and webby, look a bit closer and you’ll find that stripy little b*stad the box tree c...