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bare roots

Words by Jessica Peace Got big ideas for your pots and patches? Illusions of rose buds of topiaried trees? Well, if you want to get started now AND...

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moments in pot culture: the lotus

Words by Jessica Peace The lotus is highly significant in Eastern religions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Due to its masses of petals, ...

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autumn sit down with the agony plant

Words by Jessica Peace It’s Autumn and we are being coughed all over on public transport again, time for a sit down and a herbal tea with G&T’s...

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moments in pot culture: the banana

Words by Jessica Peace ‘Let's all go down the Strand - Have a banana!...’ Written in 1904 by Harry Castling and C.W. Murphy, the ‘banana’ was bange...

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autumn plant based happenings…

Words by Jessica Peace We like plants in our gaffs, patches and faces; here’s a few things to shove in your cake and ear holes this Autumn. AUTUMN ...

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plant up your plate

Words by Jessica Peace We had a natter with Keeley from Plates ... WHO AND WHAT IS ‘PLATES’? There’s three of us. Kirk Haworth, executive chef, wh...

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moments in pot culture: the pumpkin

Words by Jessica Peace The story of ‘Cinderella’ actually started back with the Greeks; rehashed every few thousand years it was Charles Perrault’s...

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stag party

Words by Jessica Peace This park is EPIC. Richmond Park is the vastest of all the Royal Parks, get ready to feel FREE (Woo!). It’s got ponds, woodl...

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moments in pot culture: the hydrangea

Words by Jessica Peace In the noughties Alexander McQueen’s show, ‘Sarabande’ saw real hydrangeas pinned all over a lovely frock. The show was base...

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bust out your bulbs (growing in dark corners)

Words by Jessica Peace Last week we banged on about busting out your bulbs early by dunking them in water. If you want to grow a few more - or you’...

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wandering the wandle

Words by Jessica Peace We had a blindin’ day at Morden Hall, there’s autumn leaves droppin’ like it’s hot in this late summer breeze (we know!?), r...

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moments in pot culture: the fig

Words by Jessica Peace Way back in Genesis when Eve got peckish and chowed down on some fruit dangling from a bough, all of a sudden her and her be...

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bust out your bulbs (growing in water)

Words by Jessica Peace You don’t have to get your spade out, you can grow your bulbs indoors by ‘forcing’ them in water. We like doing this for ea...