When I first started going to garden events like RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the first thing…
Indoor plants
Pot’s Growing On: plant indoor bulbs for Christmas(ish) colour
It’s the time of year when you can sit back, put your feet up… and pick…
Pot’s Growing On: addicted to crazy leaves
Hello loyal reader! (Ignore if first visit or you plan on never returning). In the run…
Houseplant trends: the bigger the better
Over the last few years we’ve seen an explosion of interest in houseplants, largely driven by…
How to make an Aeonium arboreum branch (Part Two)
A year ago I experimented with nipping out the growing point of my Aeonium ‘Zwartkop‘ to…
Pot’s growing on in January: Planning for summer, sowing sweet peas, Eucalyptus gall wasp and houseplant love
After an incredibly busy end to 2017 when all thought of our garden went up the…
Propagating Hippeastrum from offset bulbs
Hippeastrum (incorrectly called Amarylis by shops for some reason) are amazing indoor plants that flower in…
Dividing a Pilea peperomioides
How to divide Pilea peperomioides to give to your friends and family while keeping the Pilea…
My 6 easy care comfort house plants you thought were boring but are in fact fabulous!
Forget the fancy house plants you keep spotting on Instagram. You know the ones, stylish Pilea,…
30 unreal photos of London garden design in the dead season
Winter is a fresh season. Everything is stripped back, cleansed and reset for the coming year. It’s…
How to make an Aeonium arboreum branch (part one)
Last year I ordered a small Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’ from an independent nursery off of eBay.…
Why I’ve fallen for cut flowers
I used to be a foliage boy. I’ve changed (well, a bit). In the past I saw…
Accelerating succulent and cacti growth
One thing I remember from my childhood greenhouse and large cactus collection was how heavily I…
Apple iTree: the botanical trend reaches new heights with Ficus maclellandii ‘Alii’
This week Apple reopened its flagship London store on Regent Street after months of renovations to…
Whoops, bought two mini succulents
Uh oh, what’s going on here? Two little succulents seem to have popped into my bag…
Dividing a Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZZ plant)
I’ve had a Zamioculcas zamiifolia for some years now. In the last year, I found the…
Parrot Flower Power – iPhone app and Bluetooth sensor gizmo
For Christmas, Chris bought me a Parrot Flower Power – what is it? It’s a battery…
Cacti mini garden
Three barrel cacti, including one from Chelsea Flower Show 2014. The flowering one is obviously the…