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plant baby making: air layering

Words by Jessica Peace We use this to multiply our Mother-in-Law’s tongue and Fiddle Leaf Figs but try it on any ‘woody’ branch in your gaff. Bas...

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getting the snip

Words by Jessica Peace If you’ve not experienced the intense satisfaction of snipping stems (correctly), my, my are you in for a treat?! Here’s a ...

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summer cuttings: grow mint in your drink

Words by Jessica Peace One for you, one for me... Pour a glass to make your plant baby and pour one for yourself because making cuttings root in wa...

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summer cuttings: be sage and take your thyme

Words by Jessica Peace Your sage and thyme can handle ‘softwood’ cuttings, perfect time to chop’em now. SOFTWOOD CUTTINGS RATING A little tricky - ...

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getting a handle on herbs

Words by Jessica Peace Grow’em, cook’em, rub’em all over and try not to kill’em: herbs, the lowdown… ROSEMARY RATING Hard as HOW NOT TO KILL IT Ju...

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summer cuttings: go hard with herbs

Words by Jessica Peace Managed not to kill your lavender and rosemary? Fancy making more? Easy as mate. Hardwood cuttings are hard to f’up, just ge...

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plant porn: vetch

Words by Jessica Peace Vetch, one of the sexiest members of the pea family (Fabaceae), you’ll be seeing these beauties on your summer strolls spra...

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seeds for sunburn

Words by Jessica Peace Forgot the factor 30 on your shoulders… knees and toes - time to call on Agony Plant and get that mossy first aid box open. ...

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plant porn: buddleja

Words by Jessica Peace Its nickname is the ‘butterfly bush’ for a start. The buddleja has gotten itself a bad rep, people are sick of seeing them b...

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come on and courgette

Words by Jessica Peace Summer is here, what can we plant - that we won’t kill... The courgette! Easy going, big on producing the goods, you can do’...

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rubbin' it in

Words by Jessica Peace So, the gate is done and we can stop bangin’ on after one last look at our fave geranium offering - oil. Here’s how to make...

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how not to kill your pelargonium

Words by Jessica Peace So, you know how to plant them and propagate them, here’s how to hang onto them... WAIT TIL THE FROST HAS GONE If you want t...