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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...
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sipping nature’s inspiration
Words by Jessica Peace A KITCHEN IN THE WOODS AND A DUSTY DISTILLATION BOOK DATING BACK TO 1651… TELL US WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP? Hey….so, I guess I’ll...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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