Am late in posting apologises – frantic day today. Before I drone on about gardens I just want to thank Liz Jones whose appears in this weeks Grazia for mentioning our store. It was great seeing all our products in Liz’s very beautiful home and loved being called hip. One more thing our flowers (the capsule collection) there is more to come are now on line so ordering is super easy.
Ok on to gardens or for those without gardens ledges, nooks and terraces. I’m all about making your outside space however small look as fabulous as your inside space. Am toying with the idea of mirrors in my garden as they can triple your sense of space the trick is to accessorise them by growing climbers up. The other fab trend for outdoor spaces right now is mis matching (yay) whether thats different variety’s of shrubs hanging out together in different pots on a ledge or a groovy selection of odd furniture – its way less uptight than the matchy matchy look. Finally if you are buying plants this weekend (it promises to be sunny) go for 3 B planting – meaning bee, butterfly and bug friendly plants. With the decline of our British bumble bees its important to give the little guys some help – apparently opt for single flowers (double flowers are nectar free) and they love fruit, veggies and herb flowers.
Image to inspire below – isn’t it great how a dark sludgy hue looks so fabulous outdoors – hmm maybe my garden should go black.
Lady Abigail, thanks for the many lessons learnt in today’s lesson. Your right, black does look amazing, it certainly looks super cool in the picture. I am going to paint an area in my tiny garden with black board paint so my kids can create. Also I didn’t know that double flowers don’t have pollen, I hang my head in shame, as I have a fair number. I will defiantly think about this next time I am buying foliage. Happy weekend to you.
That is a very striking shot! That plant,(forget what they are called), really does resemble a stag doesn’t it, but without the sad factor! Those tones together are actually my all time favourites – pots gorgy, and that black is stunning! Our couryard walls are grey, and I’m thinking why I haven’t injected some BLACK into the scene by now! Where’s my paintbrush! (on a huge painting roll in my studio at the moment painting left, right and centre). Very cute about the bees too…. bbbbbbzzzzzzzzing off…. xo
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Just realised what these black exterior walls remind me of… my grandparents had a black house with lots of foliage around it. It was always really exciting approaching the house down the driveway when we were little. I think the boards were vertical too, like these ones. Meeeemmories…! xo
Just finished reading this week’s Grazia – congratulations! I heart the club chair, adds so much character to a space. Can imagine curling up in it with a pile of Vogues and a cupe of tea! All the best x
Thank you
Hi, nice post! I really like it!
I especially love this part
“Finally if you are buying plants this weekend (it promises to be sunny) go for 3 B planting – meaning bee, butterfly and bug friendly plants.”
True, we must live together with the nature.
Keep up the good job. I will surely read your next posts!