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Baby Bio Mother’s Day gifts for green-fingered mums

February 20, 2018 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Baby Bio Mother’s Day gifts for green-fingered mums

Do you have a green-fingered mum to buy for this Mother's Day?  As you can probably imagine, my presents are often along the plants and gardening theme!Houseplants are very much a popular gift choice for Mother's Day; they're a lovely way to say 'thank you mum', and if cared for will provide years of pleasure.  If you're thinking of heading down the houseplant route, these gift packs from houseplant experts Baby Bio® are the perfect ...

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Bringing the outdoors in: Sainsbury’s Garden Room range

May 8, 2017 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Bringing the outdoors in: Sainsbury’s Garden Room range

Do you try to bring a little bit of nature into your home? The interiors trend of bringing the outdoors into our living spaces has been big news for a while now, and it’s not hard to see why. Interiors brands have picked up on the fact that connecting with nature helps us cope with today’s hectic pace of life, and are extending that connection into the home via accessories, wallpaper, fabric prints and furniture.  Add to that the fact that ...

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Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Bringing the outdoors inside, Dining, Flowers, Garden, Gifts, Home, home accessories, Inspiration, Interior trends, Interiors, Mood board, Nature, Outdoors, Sainsbury's, Soft furnishings, Stationery, Top Tips

Product Showcase: Sogni Di Cristallo handcrafted venetian lighting

March 24, 2017 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Product Showcase: Sogni Di Cristallo handcrafted venetian lighting

If you read the blog regularly, you’ll know that as well as all things gardening, my other big passion is interiors.  I’m forever planning our next home project, and I spend a lot of time browsing online for inspiration.  I love the fact that the internet gives you access to so many businesses and their unique products; there’s no way you’d be able to find such a wide range on a real-life shopping trip, and it’s a great way to create a really ...

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Modern Scandinavian living: my top Wayfair picks

March 15, 2017 by Catherine 13 Comments

Modern Scandinavian living: my top Wayfair picks

Welcome to the second post in my collaboration with Wayfair.  I’m thrilled to be working with them this year as part of their Home Experts programme, and will be sharing lots of interiors inspiration over the next 12 months. I’ve already had lots of fun with my first challenge, looking at how to revamp your space with the pantone colour of the year, ‘Greenery’.  It’s such a vibrant, energising colour, and given my love affair with plants and all ...

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Revamp your space with Greenery: pantone colour of the year 2017

February 3, 2017 by Catherine 11 Comments

Revamp your space with Greenery: pantone colour of the year 2017

What’s your favourite colour? That’s a question I get asked a lot at the moment; Lily is very into colouring right now, and seeks my opinion on pretty much a daily basis.  My answer is always green, followed by her current favourite in second place to keep her happy! I’ve always loved the colour green.  I suppose when I think about it, that’s probably a big part of why I love gardening and plants so much; it gives me a chance to submerge myself ...

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Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Cushion, Green, Greenery, Home, home accessories, Inspiration, Interiors, Lamp, Lighting, Living Room, Lounge, Mood board, Pantone, Plants, Rug, Sofa, Soft furnishings, Table, Top Tips, Vase, Wall art

Leave dirt at the door with a Turtle Mat

November 16, 2015 by Catherine 2 Comments

Leave dirt at the door with a Turtle Mat

We all love bringing the outdoors into our homes - whether it’s fresh cut flowers, indoor plants or a collection of treasures from a nature walk.  But at this time of year there are definitely some things about the outdoors that I don’t welcome; muddy footprints, soggy leaves and wind-blown dust are currently top of my list of offenders.  This can be a particularly annoying daily battle if you have children, pets or green fingers - or, like us, ...

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I’m Catherine, mum, wife, writer and fan of wellies. We love exploring, creating and growing things and my blog shares ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.

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