Make A Concrete Patio Kid-Friendly (Safe, Fun, & Beautiful Ideas)!
by Leave a Comment With two young daughters, it’s really important to me that our concrete patio is kid-friendly! If you’ve been following my recent posts, you’ll know that while I have a lot of outdoor space, it’s all made up of concrete patio. Having a kid-friendly backyard or garden helps kids to want to spent time outside, and...
How To Build A Raised Rose Bed (Easy Beginner DIY)!
by Leave a Comment Due to the fact we have no garden, but a ton of space around our property, I’ve been thinking about how to build a raised rose bed lately. Is it possible that I could still have my cut flower garden dream, without having an actual garden!? In case you’re new to gardening, a raised bed...
75 Household Items To Use As Planters – Upcyle Joy!
by 1 Comment I got the idea for upcycling household items to use as planters when I visited a little local village here recently. One inventive house had used giant feta tins (well, I do live on a Greek island) as planters all over their garden wall, and it looked amazing – so rustic-chic, with these sunbleached blue...
Help! I Accidentally Sprayed My Roses With Weed Killer, Now What!?
by Leave a Comment Ok people, we have a rose garden emergency situation right now if you’re manically googling ‘I accidentally sprayed my roses with weed killer, now what?’ So let me guess – there were about a million and one weeds growing around your prized rose bush. You took one look at it, decided there is nooooo wayyyyy...
How to Make a Gorgeous Rose Trellis!
by Leave a Comment When I was first planting climbing roses, I had noooo idea they needed a trellis. I was a fresh rookie, thinking that the rose stems would just kind of…weasel their way up the side of the house? I don’t know what I was on about, but before I could blink, long stems were dragging along...
Beautifully Perfumed Roses For Small Spaces (Pots & Containers)!
by Leave a Comment Yesterday was my birthday, and we went for a one night all inclusive hotel break. A whole ten minutes drive away lol! It was a beautiful hotel, made extra amazing this morning when I discovered a little tucked away rose garden! The hotel already has this air of luxe faded grandeur about it, and the...
What is the Best Climbing Rose for Shade?
by Leave a Comment If, like me, you’re in love with climbing roses, you’ll have read all the posts on growing them and caring for them. All of proclaim ‘ensure at least 6-8 hours of sunlight’. Which sounds fine, until you realise that your doorway or balcony faces north and spends half the day in the shade. Or that...
How to Protect Climbing Roses in the Winter
by Leave a Comment Winter is on the way! Well, actually, it’s nowhere near on the way here yet; it’s still 30+ degrees, it’s barely even Fall! FINALLY now the humidity has died down, we are able to get back outside again. But still, I’ve been thinking about how to protect plants in winter. Our jasmine is already looking...
How to Make Witch Hazel Water
by Leave a Comment I’ve been into natural beauty and healing my entire life – I very clearly remember dragging my mum over to sign some cruelty free beauty petitions when I was only about 9 years old! So while I’ve been talking a lot about rose water, I’ve also had my eye on witch hazel water! Witch...
Is Lemonade Good for Roses?
by Leave a Comment You’re probably here because you’ve heard a florist or green thumbed friend telling you to add lemonade to your bouquets, right? I know, it sounds so weird! Well, call me weird but I LOVE lemon (and all citrus fruits actually, and have spent many an evening horrifying friends by eating all the lemon slices in...
How Do You Force Rose Buds to Open?
by Leave a Comment If you have a party, photoshoot or even a wedding coming up, and you need to force rose buds to open STAT, there are several ways in which you can coax them open without damaging them. Have you seen the series The Crown? I surprised myself with how much I loved it! It’s not my...
