Flower pressing creations
In our last journal post – ‘Autumnal flower pressing’ – Izzi Hudson, founder of florist, Flower and ...
Autumnal flower pressing
Izzi Hudson, founder of florist, Flower and Press, gives us a step-by-step guide on flower pressing ...
A late autumn walk
Our suggestions for discovering your local patch this month by getting out for a walk – including tr...
For the love of the humble bee
Over the summer, while our roads and streets fell silent, it wasn’t only the birds whose presence be...
The last days of summer
Early autumn often brings with it the happy surprise of an Indian summer. Unexpected clear skies and...
The Great British Garden Show
Extraordinary situations can sometimes spark extraordinary ideas, and the current lockdown is no exc...
How to grow plants from seed
No matter how many years you’ve been gardening, the novelty of growing plants from seed never seems ...
Wildflower pressing, with a twist
You may have seen our Easter tablescape, where we’ve taken a simpler approach to styling the table t...
A homemade seed packet how-to
Small and unassuming but containing the most exciting cargo, there’s something special about seed pa...
How to start a kitchen garden
There’s a point in summer when buying a bag of over-priced, bland supermarket salad wrapped in plast...
Five of the best bracing British winter walks
There’s nothing quite like bundling everybody up, embracing the elements and stepping out into the b...
Winter beaches
We say beach, you think summer. Correct? That’s usually the way it goes. Bank holidays spent picnick...
Getting creative with tester paint pots
Have you ever ordered a tester pot (or two, or ten) to help you decide what colour to pick for your ...
Three garden layouts for dining
Our head of store design, Fred, walks us through three ways to lay out a garden for dining.
Growing your own container garden
Whether your garden is large or small, chances are containers (from terracotta pots to metal tubs an...
Kitchens gardens: designing an actual outdoor kitchen, really?
Say kitchen garden and you’d probably imagine neat rows of vegetables grown from seed, or perhaps a ...
Your living room with the roof down
Ideas for recreating a cosy, comfortable living room in your garden.
The rise of the dahlia
Not so long ago, dahlias had a reputation for being a bit fussy. They were mostly grown by competiti...
How to make an entrance: repainting your front door
Do you always notice when a house has a lovely front door? We certainly do.
Why we love the humble garden bench
Outdoor seating almost always starts with a dining table and chairs. The idea of eating al fresco is...
A place beyond the pines
As the months edge ever closer to midwinter, it feels like the perfect time to appreciate the beauty...
How to: create an autumnal arrangement
There are many ways that we can reference the current season in our homes. Paint is one, textiles ar...
England’s ancient oaks
As part of Blenheim Palace’s Festival of Literature, Film and Music, we went along to listen to Aljo...
For the love of baskets
Basket weaving is a craft of old. For thousands of years, people have been weaving grasses, rushes, ...
Books for garden lovers
“A room without books is like a body without a soul,” said the Roman philosopher Cicero. At Neptune ...
I’ll be in the potting shed
Is there a better way to step back from the fast pace of everyday life than heading out to a potting...
On our doorstep: Hagbourne Copse
Only a few minutes’ stroll from our Wiltshire head office is a pocket of woodland called Hagbourne C...
Succulent succulents
Succulents have grown and grown (no pun intended) in popularity over the last few years as a way to ...
A slice of garden for your great indoors
Bringing the outdoors in is a familiar theme at this time of year, when the weather’s still a bit un...
The herb garden
Perhaps you dream of a garden where the lavender grows waist-high, or of a camomile lawn that’s soft...
Talking flowers with Hannah
We chat to our resident floral expert and wife of one of our co-founders, Hannah Redman, about the j...