CHELSEA GET READY FOR US
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chelsea get ready for us

Words by Jessica Peace Chelsea you had better get ready because we are coming and we are going to cover you in GERANIUMS - well, just your gate. ...

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SPREAD YOUR SEED
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spread your seed

Words by Jessica Peace We spoke to Dan Raven-Ellison back in November last year (read our interview here), he was four years into his brave campaig...

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FLORAL ART FOR FREE: TATE MODERN
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floral art for free: tate modern

Words by Jessica Peace Time to get cosy with the conceptual at Tate Modern. ‘METAMORPHOSIS OF NARCISSUS’, SALVADOR DALÍ, 1937 (ROOM 5). © Salvador...

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WILLIAM AT WALTHAMSTOW
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william at walthamstow

Words by Jessica Peace THE GREEN MARXIST You might be more familiar with this bloke for his wallpaper but William Morris spent a ton of his time fi...

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FOREST IS MASSIVE
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forest is massive

Words by Jessica Peace A G&T fave green spot, to the east of our concrete jungle sweeps Epping Forest... Get out here for mud stomping, tree hu...

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HOW TO FEED THE DUCKS
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how to feed the ducks

Words by Jessica Peace DROP YOUR LOAF Although lobbing stale bread at our feathery friends has been the habit since we were in our prams, it’s time...

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SOUTH LONDON BOTANICAL INSTITUTE
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south london botanical institute

Words by Jessica Peace Walking into the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) feels like walking into someone’s house; partly because it is and p...

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Tudors and Topiary
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tudors and topiary

Words by Jessica Peace How do we not hear about Hampton Court Gardens more? They are large enough to have their own map and staggeringly beautiful....

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In the Hot House
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in the hot house

Words by Jessica Peace Entry to Kew is just over a tenner during winter; so get through those gates and get warm in the glasshouses. The Princess o...

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THE GARDEN MUSEUM
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the garden museum

Words by Jessica Peace Formerly the church of gardener and collector John Tradescant (big plant head, buried in the garden here), in 1972 this ...

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