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plant porn: vetch
Words by Jessica Peace Vetch, one of the sexiest members of the pea family (Fabaceae), you’ll be seeing these beauties on your summer strolls spra...
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green up your life
moments in pot culture: the sunflower
Words by Jessica Peace WILLIAM BLAKE’S TAKE ‘Ah Sun-flower! weary of time,/ ...Seeking after that sweet golden clime…’ reflects Blake, the double ...
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g&t's hampton court top 5
Words by Jessica Peace CONSCIOUS CONSUMERISM Designed by Joseph Gibson (Gardens For A Changing World) Don’t know about you but we’ve never seen...
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moments in pot culture: the daisy
Words by Jessica Peace Your Gran might’ve sung this to you or maybe you heard it in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, but Harry Dacre’s 1892 song, ‘Daisy B...
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tis the season to be sneezin
Words by Jessica Peace Sneezing? Scratching your eyes out? Feeling a bit knackered/ depressed? It’s Hayfever mate - and you don’t have to be skippi...
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moments in pot culture: the rose
Words by Jessica Peace The War of the Roses, won by Henry Tudor who defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and marked the end of the middle...
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interviews
tom massey - the garden maker
Words by Jessica Peace WHAT GOT YOU INTO ALL THIS?I have always loved the great outdoors, growing up with Richmond Park on my doorstep and spending...
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moments in pot culture: the lily
Words by Jessica Peace Renaissance painters of the 15th century used the Lily as a symbol of virginity and innocence. In, ‘Annunciation’, dashed ou...
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seeds for sunburn
Words by Jessica Peace Forgot the factor 30 on your shoulders… knees and toes - time to call on Agony Plant and get that mossy first aid box open. ...
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moments in pot culture: the fox glove
Words by Jessica Peace Those hill climbing, swooning, Victorian romantics (and ex-poet laureates) scrawled the foxglove into a few of their big num...
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plant porn: buddleja
Words by Jessica Peace Its nickname is the ‘butterfly bush’ for a start. The buddleja has gotten itself a bad rep, people are sick of seeing them b...
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we can be (plant) heroes: björk
Words by Jessica Peace We’ll be looking at some serious plant heads and heroes - and there are many. A few Sundays ago you might of heard Björk bel...
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