Posts Tagged ‘Gardening & Flowers’
6 Tips when Redesigning your Garden
5 May 2016
Redesigning your garden is a big task and there are some crucial elements that must be considered, for a little help read my 6 tips when redesigning your garden.
New Magazine: ‘Modern Gardens’
25 Mar 2016
‘Modern Gardens’ is a new gardening magazine to hit the stands and I love it, it’s full of inspirational design and style ideas for creating an interesting outdoor room without being overly horticultural.
Garden Design Solutions- Book Review
23 Nov 2015
My latest book review, ‘Garden Design Solutions’ by Stephen Woodhams, is a master class in contemporary outdoor spaces and it’s filled with gardens to drool over and take inspiration from.
How to Style 1 Bouquet 3 Ways
13 Nov 2015
The last bunch of dahlias for this year- aah so sad! But what better way to celebrate the dahlias than a quick photoshoot on how to style 1 bouquet 3 ways? Number 3 is my favourite, which one do you prefer?
‘Terrariums, Gardens Under Glass’- Book Review
17 Oct 2015
Terrariums, and all things green indoors, are back in fashion and this lovely book, ‘Terrariums: Gardens under Glass’ is a step by step guide with lots of inspirational ideas and photos. Here’s a sneak peak of some of my favourite ideas from the book.
The Crafted Garden- Book Review
7 Sep 2015
I have just received a wonderful book, ‘The Crafted Garden’, that perfectly complements my obsession with my garden and expands on ways to bring indoors the glories of nature. The ideas range from a woodland display to terrariums to making an alpine theatre. There are so many wonderful ideas, but here’s a sneak peak of some of my favourites.
Greening Grey Britain Campaign
31 Jul 2015
The Royal Horticultural Society has launched a new campaign called Greening Grey Britain. As according to surveys carried out in 2015, over five million front gardens now have no plants growing in them at all! This is not only detrimental to our mental health but also our physical health, so it’s time we stopped our driveways turning into carparks!
How to Make a Chair Planter
24 Jul 2015
When is a chair not a chair? When it’s filled with a dazzling array of colourful plants. I love to see objects that have been repurposed and given a new lease of life, so I thought doing a how to on making a chair planter was a lovely idea for summer.
5 Key Ingredients for the Perfect Garden
13 Jul 2015
Summer is really here – at last ! We have had some lovely warm days to enjoy the garden so I thought it would be a good idea to give my 5 key ingredients for the perfect garden. Get out there and enjoy your outdoor space and think up new ways to give it a bit of extra style and drama.
Are your plants looking sad? Does your garden lack the wow factor? This is because of 5 common mistakes, but don’t fear, they can be easily rectified!
