THE CUT
Our online botanical publication.
green up your gaff
sprouting about
Words by Jessica Peace Grab yourself a jar and some sprouting seeds. Apart from the sweet joy of growing these tiny wonders, they are rammed full ...
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worse for wear
Words by Jessica Peace Looking a bit yellow? Droopy? Grey roots showing? G&T SOLUTIONS DROPPING BLOOMS If your petals are biting the dust a...
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seed bombing
Words by Jessica Peace WHAT DO I NEED? SOIL London has loads of clay soil - perfect. Otherwise you can add a little clay powder to get it sticky. ...
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sweet sweet peas
Words by Jessica Peace Want to grow something easy, sprawling and sweet smelling? Get your hands on some SWEET, sweet peas. RATING Easy Sweet Peasy...
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how to garden with no garden
Words by Jessica Peace SEEING GREEN Most of us don’t have our own little patch of earth, so time to get creative and shove our plant pals in where ...
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cheeky catkins
Words by Jessica Peace WHAT ARE THEY? Catkins are cheeky flower ‘spikes’, normally petal-less and dangling from deciduous trees in the Winter. Poll...
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hello hellebore
Words by Jessica Peace The hellebore is one of our earliest flowerers, often beating the snow drop. Colours range from the deepest purples – almost...
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start your spuds
Words by Jessica Peace Ever wanted to grow your own spuds?... TIME TO CHIT ‘Chitting’ is just the process of making your spud produce shoots. In Lo...
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survival of the moth orchid
Words by Jessica Peace Of all the plants I’ve accidently knocked off, this one I’ve composted the most. So, how not to kill it... RATINGNeedy Flatm...
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mmmm mahonia
Words by Jessica Peace You’ll smell this specimen before you see it. It looks like a bleach blonde Sideshow Bob and it’s normally shoved at the edg...
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