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Win a Plantsmith Houseplant Care Kit

May 25, 2021 by Catherine 63 Comments

Could your houseplants benefit from some pampering? If the answer is yes, this is a great giveaway for you :) I'm partnering with the team at Plantsmith to bring you a lovely prize that's perfect for perking up your houseplants in style. I've got five Plantsmith Houseplant Care System sets to give away to five lucky indoor gardeners. Why do you need specific products to take care of houseplants? Plants grown indoors are not growing ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: competition, Garden tips, giveaway, Houseplants, indoor gardening, Indoor plants, Plant care, Plant food, Richard Jackson

How to grow coffee plants in your garden

April 29, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Have you ever considered growing your own coffee? Many coffee lovers believe that cultivating quality beans is just not possible in your garden. However, if you're able to provide the right conditions and invest a bit of time, it's perfectly feasible to grow coffee plants in your garden or indoors. Here's how to do it. Ideal climatic conditions to grow coffee plants Climate is a crucial factor when it comes to ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Coffee plants, Garden tips, gardening, Houseplants, Plants, Top Tips

8 popular houseplants and their benefits

March 1, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Houseplants are such an important part of the home. Without them a room can lack a sense of freshness and calm, both of which play a significant role in our mental health. And adding houseplants to your home can provide physical benefits too. Let's take a look at eight popular houseplants, and the benefits they can offer. You can learn more about your indoor garden, plant by plant. Money plant This isn't a ...

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Filed Under: Houseplants Tagged With: Garden tips, Houseplants, indoor gardening, Indoor plants, Interior trends, Interiors

Win a bundle of stunning Poinsettia plants for your Christmas home

November 6, 2020 by Catherine 106 Comments

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Stars for Europe. Welcome to a new giveaway - if you're already thinking about decorating your home for Christmas, this is definitely one for you! I've got four bundles of poinsettia plants in a variety of colours from Stars for Europe to give away. These lovely prizes will be perfect for bringing the outdoors inside, and giving your home a real festive feel in the run-up to ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas decorations, competition, giveaway, Houseplants, Plants, Poinsettia

Easy ways to make your house feel like a home

September 28, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post With most of us spending more time at home right now, it’s no wonder our living spaces are under pressure.  They’re multi-tasking hard to provide a practical place to live and work, as well as a relaxing sanctuary that helps to boost our mood. Feeling at ease in our homes can have a huge impact on our mental health and sense of wellbeing.  I definitely feel the stress levels rising when our house is messy, for ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Family home, Home, home accessories, Houseplants, Interior Design, Interiors, Lighting, photo prints, Soft furnishings, Top Tips

Indoor plant care: common problems and how to solve them

August 26, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

Do you have houseplants in your home? These indoor plant care tips will help you keep them looking healthy and happy! You may love the idea of having lots of indoor plants, but sometimes those plants struggle to thrive despite your best efforts. You're not alone here. In this post I'm going to take a look at the most common houseplant problems, and give you lots of indoor plant care tips to help solve them. The benefits of indoor ...

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Filed Under: Houseplants Tagged With: Houseplants, indoor gardening, Indoor plants, Low-maintenance plants, Plant care, Plant diseases, Plant food, plant pests, Plant pots, Plants, right plant right place, watering

Holiday houseplant care: how to keep them alive!

July 24, 2020 by Catherine 4 Comments

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With the end of the school term fast approaching, I bet lots of us are counting down the days to a long-awaited summer holiday.  And with that comes the inevitable pre-holiday organising.  Last-minute shopping, packing lists and pet care arrangements probably spring straight to mind, but if you’ve got any houseplants, you also need a plan for keeping them alive while you’re away. Most houseplants will be able to tolerate neglect for a ...

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Filed Under: Houseplants Tagged With: Containers, holidays, Home, Houseplants, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, watering

Guide to a toxin-free & eco-friendly bedroom

March 2, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Your bedroom is your haven: a place to relax and release stress after a long day. But are there any toxins lurking in your sleep space that could be making you ill? Each item you bring into your bedroom, whether it be the mattress you sleep on or the paint on the walls, could also bring in harmful air pollutants. Not only are these toxins unhealthy for you, but they are also dangerous for the environment. This guide ...

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Filed Under: Bedroom Tagged With: bed, Bedding, Bedroom, Eco-friendly, Houseplants, Mattress, Paint, Top Tips

Easy interior design tips to give your home that personal touch

February 26, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post A house is not a home until you've put your own personal stamp on every room. Everything you choose for your house or apartment, be that colour schemes, furniture or finishing touches, should somehow reflect you and your personality. That’s easier said than done when it comes to items like furniture or decorations, which by nature tend to be standardised and hardly personal. There are ways, though, to give your ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: design tips, DIY, Houseplants, Interior Design, Interiors, photo prints, Top Tips, Wall art

3. The 10 minute gardener: quick gardening in January

January 7, 2020 by Catherine 2 Comments

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If you always feel like you don't have enough time for gardening, or just need some guidance on what to focus on each month, this is the series for you! Read on for tips and ideas on quick but effective gardening in January. The start of a new year has worked it’s magic on my gardening enthusiasm, as it always does.  I’ve replaced the frenzy of Christmas with a gentler form of excitement, and my mind is buzzing with ideas for the ...

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