THE CUT

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MOMENTS IN POT CULTURE: THE DAFF

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MOMENTS IN POT CULTURE: THE DAFF
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moments in pot culture: the daff

Words by Jessica Peace Dalí’s, ‘Metamorphosis of Narcissus’ (1937) taught us all to get over ourselves. The Greek yarn sees young Narcissus becomin...

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STAYING POWER
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staying power

Words by Jessica Peace You might be grabbing an extra posie at the till whilst you’re waiting for your bulbs to spring up. Here’s how to give’em so...

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...LIFE IN THE OLD DOG YET
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...life in the old dog yet

Words by Jessica Peace Well last week we poked our plants about to see whether they’d actually kicked the bucket or not. But if there’s still life ...

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MOMENTS IN POT CULTURE: THE PALM
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moments in pot culture: the palm

Words by Jessica Peace You might know it from the mouth of Barry Manilow, ‘Goodfellas’ or ‘Raging Bull’, but you can’t think of the 1940’s New York...

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KICKIN’ THE BUCKET?
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kickin’ the bucket?

Words by Jessica Peace Will a bit of a water do? Or is it in the green waste bin for your pot plant? Has your plant already kicked or can we save i...

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FASHIONED FROM NATURE AT THE V&A
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fashioned from nature at the v&a

Words by Jessica Peace This has got to be one of our favourite exhibitions of the year - it’s got frocks, politics and is environmentally woke. It’...

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DANGLY BITS
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dangly bits

Words by Jessica Peace Bored of baubles? Here are some of Mumma Nature’s own dangly bits to green up your festive gaff… CHINESE LANTERNS Luminous ...

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TENDER LOVIN’ CARE
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tender lovin’ care

Words by Jessica Peace SCHOOL ROOM: TENDER PERENNIALS You what? A ‘perennial’ is a plant that comes back every year - even if it looks a bit dead o...

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A FLORAL RESPONSE TO HOMOPHOBIA
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a floral response to homophobia

Words by Jessica Peace PAUL, YOU’VE BEEN PLANTING PANSIES AT THE SITES OF HOMOPHOBIA FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS NOW. TELL US ABOUT THE MOMENT YOU KNEW YOU ...

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PLANT PORN: ASPARAGUS FERN
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plant porn: asparagus fern

Words by Jessica Peace WHAT’S IT GOOD FOR? Apart from being bloody gorgeous, this frondalicious beauty will clean out any nasties knockin’ about in...

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