.As part of our homeschool these last few weeks, we’ve been celebrating harvest time. Painting, making harvest banners, and baking simple, warming apple dishes. Then Pinterest reminded me that it might be time to consider getting my DIY fall wreath on! You can’t have missed that DIY fall wreath mania that’s ALL over Pinterest right…
Preserve Roses With Hairspray For Gorgeous Home Decor! (& other flowers too)
I admit – I am not the biggest fan of hairspray. It’s kinda sticky and just a bit too ’80s. (Get me some DIY salt spray on my lion’s mane instead)! However, while hairspray might not be my favourite choice of haircare, it works miracles at preserving flowers, and dried flowers are SO hot right…
Create A Gorgeous Balcony Herb Garden
Recently, I noticed that out of our 13 tomato plants on our balcony that we started during lockdown (did anybody NOT grow tomatoes during lockdown)!? – only one had survived. Yep, I’d followed all the gardening books advice, and treated my seedlings like they were living in a rainy, shady English garden. The problem being…
What is a Rose Slug? Get Rid Of Them Fast!
Blueeeerghhhh I hate slugs full stop. Along with cockroaches, slugs are right up there in my list of creepy crawly no-nos. I just can’t do that rough and ready, embrace all creatures standard gardener thing. So when I found out about slugs that grow on my favourite flower I was revolted. What is a rose…
How to Prune Roses in the Fall
Starbucks is out with the pumpkin spice latte, which means only one thing! Fall is sneaking upon us, and there is ton of prep work to do outside to prepare our flowers and gardens for winter. If you’re relatively new to growing roses, or your roses didn’t fare too well throughout the last winter winter…
How to Make Rose Essential Oil at Home
I a big fan of organic cosmetics. It is personally important to me that a brand doesn’t test on animals and that they use organically-sourced products whenever possible. However, the downside of these products is that they are sometimes pretty priceeeeeey! If you’ve recently been in an organic cosmetics store and found yourself face to…
Are Climbing Roses Bad For Brick?
I confess, I am an absolute sucker for those dreamy cottages you see on Pinterest – all old brickwork and covered in rambling roses. I mean, how could you not want a little corner like this in your dream home!? However there might be a slight problem in achieving that dreamy look – vines are…
Can Roses Survive Winter In Pots?
Can roses survive winter in pots? If you’ve spent your time cultivating beautiful patio, potted and container roses the last thing you want is for them to die during a long cold winter. Ideally, you want them to survive and provide you with beautiful blooms next year, right? The good news is that roses can…
Simple Zen Garden Ideas For Beginners On A Budget
I’ve been intrigued with the idea of Zen gardening recently. We live in troubled times, bombarded with social media doom 24/7. And seeing as I can’t really go outside my home without restriction any more, I’ve been looking to create beautiful spaces at home instead. So when I came across Zen gardens on Pinterest (of…
How To Keep Roses Disease Free – Top Tips
Roses are often notoriously tricky to grow, and even harder to keep alive! They are frequently susceptible to all kinds of diseases. So if you don’t want your hard gardening work to go to waste, and you’re determined to create and cultivate gorgeous roses bushes, you’re going to need to know how to keep your…
