Green Fingers: Inspiration & Tips
![These peachy pink pampas grass stems look so striking grouped together in our turquoise beaded vase](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/artificial-flowers-SQ.jpg)
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.
![DIY gravel patio to create the feel of a Mediterranean courtyard, with colourful garden furniture and outdoor rug](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/colourful-courtyard-garden-gravel-patio-SQ-scaled-1.jpg)
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
![Colourful interiors - pink Frida print styled with yellow glass vase and velvet mirror](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/flower-arranging-inspiration-sq.jpg)
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
![tropical patio ideas](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tropical-patio-design-ideas.jpg)
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.](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/easy-steps-to-creating-an-outdoor-room.jpg)
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
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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.
![How can 1 simple change instantly improve your garden you might well ask? Well there are lots of simple things that will improve your garden but this is one I notice the most! And it’s so easy to rectify and so easy to create a pleasing and harmonious display with this simple tip.](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/this-1-thing-will-instantly-improve-your-garden.jpg)
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!
![For a real show stunner of an arrangement fill the zebra vase with an assortment of flowers of varying heights, and fill around with lots of greenery to give more height and depth. Artificial foliage is a great way to fill out your displays without buying fresh all the time. For more ideas and inspiration, take a look at the super easy and intermediate floral arrangements, created using the same zebra vase.](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/zebra-vase.jpg)
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.](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/5-inspirational-flower-arrangements-by-paula-pryke-1.jpg)
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
![5 Garden design ideas to steal](https://blogs.audenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/5-inspirational-garden-design-ideas-SQAURE.jpg)
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.