Summer is on the way, and with it the chance to spend more time enjoying our outdoor space. Is your garden ready? During the colder months we naturally spend less time taking care of our gardens, but when the weather warms up again in summer we immediately want to get out there and enjoy them. The trouble is, there’s often work required to get things looking good before we can sit back and enjoy the view! If your garden is looking a bit ...
Putting Baby Bio Orchid Feed & Mist to the test
You may have seen my recent post on orchid care with Baby Bio, which included lots of tips for keeping orchid plants happy and healthy. In this post, I’m going to take a closer look at Baby Bio® Orchid Feed & Mist, and put it to the test against some competitor products. So why is it important to mist orchid plants? Well it’s all about creating the kind of environment that they would naturally grow in. Orchids need a high level of ...
Orchid care tips with Baby Bio
If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you may remember that I partnered with Baby Bio last year, exploring their outdoor plant food range and the difference it can make to your plants size, health and number of flowers or crops. I’m thrilled to be working with Baby Bio again this year, and over the next few months I’ll be bringing you lots of exciting new features to inspire your planting, both indoors and out. In this first post I’m going to ...
Tips for maximising natural light in your home
No matter what type of home you have, I bet you’d like to make the most of the natural light. I know a light, airy room always lifts my mood; I guess it’s a similar effect to being outside in a bright, open space. Think about how you feel waking up in the morning in the depths of winter versus midsummer; light definitely helps us to feel awake, energised and positive. Having said that, the amount of natural light each room in a home benefits ...
The Power of Plants: did you know they can do this?
The title of this post is a little bit of a challenge: just how many health benefits can you think of that plants provide?We can probably all name a few obvious ones quite easily. First up is the pleasure we get from seeing a beautiful flower or plant; they have a positive effect on our mood and can really help to cheer us up. Think about how lovely it feels to be given a bunch of flowers and you get the idea. Then there's the impact ...
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 ...
Using Clever Storage for a Better, Smarter Family Home
Feeling overwhelmed by clutter? Today's guest post is full of clever storage tips to help you get it under control - enjoy! Keeping the house tidy is a never-ending challenge, especially when there are kids about. It doesn’t matter whether they’re toddlers or teens, they seem to have an inbuilt ability to leave a trail of chaos. If you’re forever picking up after the family, there are ways to make storage work harder.Create Activity ...
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 ...
How to choose the best garden building for your home
Do you have an outdoor building in your garden? I would guess that most of us have a shed of some sort, but increasingly we are looking to our outdoor areas to provide additional living space too. Rising house prices, the growing popularity of home working, and the trend towards slower living and re-connecting with nature are just a few factors contributing to the growing range of garden buildings on the market. If you’re looking to replace or ...
Giveaway: dotcomgiftshop Paloma ceramics bundle
Welcome to a fab new giveaway courtesy of the lovely people at dotcomgiftshop. I’ve got a bundle of beautiful ceramics from their new Paloma range to give away to one lucky winnner. I love dotcomgiftshop, their site its just brilliant for home accessories and gift ideas - and with Mother’s Day just around the corner it’s a great place to find the perfect present. There’s even a whole section dedicated to Mother’s Day, which makes it really ...