Green Fingers: Inspiration & Tips
Don’t have the patience for real house plants & flowers? Simplify your life and go for artificial instead. Follow my 5 tips for choosing faux house plants and flowers, for an on going fabulous display.
My courtyard garden is the perfect size for 2 non-gardeners, but it was so depressing and uninspiring when we first moved in. Take a look at how we’ve transformed it in a couple of days, with our DIY gravel patio.
4 Tips for Flower Arranging
8 Nov 2019
I love flowers and foliage everywhere, so I thought I would share with you my 4 tips for flower arranging. But remember, flowers and foliage are to be enjoyed and bring happiness not create stress, so be creative and don’t worry about rules – rules are made to be broken aren’t they?
The Modern Garden: No Green Fingers Required
6 Jul 2018
What a beautiful summer we’re having at the moment and how wonderful is it to be able to sit out in the garden! With that in mind, we have put together a few of our favourite easy maintenance gardens that might just offer a little inspiration on how to use your outdoor space.
Gone are the days when the garden was simply a lawn and somewhere to grow a few flowers – now we want to create a room outdoors which can be enjoyed all through the year as an extension of our home. These five easy steps will help you create your perfect outdoor room.
The Definitive Guide to House Plants
26 May 2017
New book, At Home with Plants, by Ian Drummond and Kara O’Reilly, is a creative masterpiece that will have you dashing out to buy plants, pots and compost in a desperate urge to recreate some of the delicious displays portrayed.
We have a top tip for you today and this 1 simple change will instantly improve your garden. Plus, it’s a really easy thing to rectify!
He is such a handsome chap this zebra vase, that he doesn’t even need flowers to make a statement, but he certainly creates real wow factor when filled with floral loveliness. To give you some tips for flower arranging, we have styled him in 3 different ways, ranging from super easy to pro, so you can see how different he looks.
Paula Pryke’s latest book, called ‘Floristry Now, Flower design and inspiration’ is full of inspirational tips and ideas for your own floral arrangements. As a taster of what’s in the book I have selected 5 inspirational flower arrangements to whet your appetite.
5 garden Design Ideas to Steal
30 Jan 2017
With spring looming on the horizon and the hope of longer days and more light, it’s time to talk about gardens and think about ways to create your dream garden. With these 5 garden design ideas to steal you will be able to get lots of ideas to help you create your own bit of urban paradise.
