green up your life
in the hot house
Words by Jessica Peace Entry to Kew is just over a tenner during winter; so get through those gates and get warm in the glasshouses. The Princess o...
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green up your gaff
winter herbs
Words by Jessica Peace You can still pick some herbs over winter for your roast spuds... GENERAL RULES Put the watering can down, raise them off th...
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agony plant a-z
agony plant - f
With all the festivities coming up, this plant is flipping perfect for sorting you out after over-indulging.. F is for Filipendula Ulmaria
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green up your life
the garden museum
Words by Jessica Peace Formerly the church of gardener and collector John Tradescant (big plant head, buried in the garden here), in 1972 this ...
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green up your gaff
getting twiggy with it
Words by Jessica Peace Hard wood cuttings can be taken from most deciduous plants and what is better than making plant babies or bagging ...
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interviews
the man who's making london a national park city
Words by Jessica Peace For the past 4 years, you've been campaigning for London to become a 'National Park City'. What will it mean for London if y...
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green up your gaff
shiny disco balls
Words by Jessica Peace I’ve called Callicarpa the ‘Disco Berry’ so much, I think it’s the common name, it’s not. The (official) common name is...
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agony plant a-z
agony plant - d
Truly delightful - this week's Agony Plant brings you the deets about one of our faves, the Dandelion.
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green up your life
the secret garden
Words by Jessica Peace We have a short time before the trees are starkers and it’s not totally f’ing freezing; so do like George Michael and go out...
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it's getting nippy
Words by Jessica Peace Time to round up your cactus and succulents, after a summer of knocking back piña coladas on doorsteps and window ledges and...
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agony plant a-z
agony plant - c
This one's got a bit of a kick to it but it's got a whole lotta love to give. Agony Plant comes at you this week with the Capsicum plant family!
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green up your gaff
still blooming great
Words by Jessica Peace First on the dancefloor. Last one off. There is a garden close to my flat that I use as a marker for plants that can withst...
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green up your life
leaf it out mate
Words by Jessica Peace Give me a reason to be lazy and I’ll take it, however, raking leaves is something that has always seemed unnecessary to me; ...
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