green up your gaff
eww it’s white and sticky: tell powdery mildew to f’off
Words by Jessica Peace It’s gross, white and sticking all over your plants, here’s how to tell powdery mildew it to F’off… WHAT IS IT? It’s a fungu...
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how to garden when you’ve got no f’in space: no 1. bonsai
Words by Jessica Peace You can’t afford a garden, or a balcony and you’ve got no space for a window box - we feel your pain!!! Do not despair, figh...
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shinrin-yoku (take a splash in a green bath)
Words by Jessica Peace Like baths? Like parks, plants and stuff that grows green? You need to get into Shinrin-yoku mate. THE DEETS While we were d...
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moments in pot culture:the cherry blossom
Words by Jessica Peace ‘Hanami’ is Japan’s festival celebrating the ephemeral beauty of the cherry blossom (sakura), and reminding themselves of ‘m...
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plant hero: vivienne westwood
Words by Jessica Peace She made punk, rad outfits and now is saving the planet with her protesting, spreading the word and a bit of gardening. Rai...
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moments in pot culture: the magnolia
Words by Jessica Peace ‘Flight of the Magnolia’ (1944), is part of Paul Nash’s ‘aerial flowers’ series. On a trip to Devon his mate Gillian Barnard...
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make your own meadow
Words by Jessica Peace Wildflower fan? Wildlife lover? Bored of your lawn? Lazy with your mower?... All of these are reasons to get rid of your law...
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moments in pot culture: the hyacinth
Words by Jessica Peace “Beauty dies: that is the source / of creation”, writes American poet laureate and pulitzer prize winner Louise Glück in ‘Hy...
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dripping with colour: pierre bonnard at the tate modern
Words by Jessica Peace On now at the Tate Modern is their MASSIVE Pierre Bonnard exhibition: ‘The Colour Of Memory’. We went down for a gander this...
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baby maker (make a recycled propagator)
Words by Jessica Peace If you’re gagging to start sowing your seeds then it’s time to get all Blue Peter on your windowsill. There are two options ...
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moments in pot culture: the bamboo
Words by Jessica Peace “...You can get your kicks in THE HOUSE OF BAMBOO!...” It’s hard not to write down ALL of the lyrics to Andy Williams’, ‘The...
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roses get us grace and horny
Words by Jessica Peace Raindrops on roses and … THAT scene from American Beauty... that New Order cover… that fella who grows loads… These are a fe...
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