THE CUT

moments in pot culture: the orchid

Words by Jessica Peace Édouard Manet, shoved a pink orchid in his model’s barnet for his painting ‘Olympia’ (1863). The painting caused an outrage ...

plant baby making: air layering

Words by Jessica Peace   We use this to multiply our Mother-in-Law’s tongue and Fiddle Leaf Figs but try it on any ‘woody’ branch in your gaff. Bas...

we can be (plant) heroes: david (the daddy) attenborough

Words by Jessica Peace David ‘The Daddy’ Attenborough (and his camera crew) have given us soooo much. He’s gadded about with gorillas, rubbed horns...

moments in pot culture: the carnation

Words by Jessica Peace On the first night of his play ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ (1892), Oscar Wilde asked one of his actresses and the audience membe...

learn your trees and kews

Words by Jessica Peace Last week we got back to tree basics but this week we’ve had a natter with the gang at Kew and gotten to know some of the bi...

know your trees: the bluffer’s guide

Words by Jessica Peace You might be feelin’ cocky about your plant knowledge by now, but before some of them drop their leaves for their autumn loo...

moments in pot culture: the willow

Words by Jessica Peace Has your Nanna got any blue plates stuck up on her wall? The ‘willow pattern’ got big in Blighty in the late 1700’s after to...

moments in pot culture: the hibiscus

magic at the museum

Words by Jessica Peace Don’t underestimate Cicely Mary Barker’s ‘Flower Fairies’ - and their poetry, yes they lived in children’s books but these ...

moments in pot culture: parsley

Words by Jessica Peace This herb was BIG in the 60’s... Michael Bond’s ‘The Herbs’ (it’s on youtube, get it watched) gave the 1960’s its stop anima...

the conscious designer - joseph gibson

Words by Jessica Peace WE STUMBLED ACROSS YOUR ‘CONSCIOUS CONSUMERISM’ GARDEN AT HAMPTON COURT A FEW MONTHS BACK - OUR JAWS HIT THE FLOOR. YOUR GAR...

moments in pot culture: the apple

Words by Jessica Peace Don’t talk to strangers and don’t bite into apples given to you from old hags - poor Snow White found out the tough way in t...