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floristry: old school to now, we dig it all!

Words by Jessica Peace BACK IN THE DAY (THE ROUND ONES) THE NOSEGAY Before the days of Lynx and sewage systems you’d be reaching for your ‘Nosegay...

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plant hero - marianne north

Words by Jessica Peace If you haven’t you haven’t killed a few hours in the Marianne North Gallery at Kew yet then add it to your pilgrimage list. ...

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moments in pot culture: the beech

Words by Jessica Peace Lovers have carved their names into beech bark since way back in the Roman day (not sure how we feel about this!). In Ovid’s...

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moments in pot culture: the london plane

Words by Jessica Peace It’s one of Mamma Nature’s biggest anti-pollution machines in Blighty, and although it’s giving us hay fever hell right now,...

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moments in pot culture: the jasmine

Words by Jessica Peace In 1930 when the loaded clientele of couturier Jean Patou stopped calling him as economic depression hit Europe and America,...

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moments in pot culture: the rosemary

Words by Jessica Peace In Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote (1605), rosemary is the key ingredient stirred with some wine and salt for Quixote’s hea...

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moments in pot culture:the cherry blossom

Words by Jessica Peace ‘Hanami’ is Japan’s festival celebrating the ephemeral beauty of the cherry blossom (sakura), and reminding themselves of ‘m...

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moments in pot culture: the magnolia

Words by Jessica Peace ‘Flight of the Magnolia’ (1944), is part of Paul Nash’s ‘aerial flowers’ series. On a trip to Devon his mate Gillian Barnard...

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moments in pot culture: the hyacinth

Words by Jessica Peace “Beauty dies: that is the source / of creation”, writes American poet laureate and pulitzer prize winner Louise Glück in ‘Hy...

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moments in pot culture: the bamboo

Words by Jessica Peace “...You can get your kicks in THE HOUSE OF BAMBOO!...” It’s hard not to write down ALL of the lyrics to Andy Williams’, ‘The...

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rosey cheeks

Words by Jessica Peace ROSE WATER (the easiest one) You’ll need a bunch of roses, a kitchen and some sterilised glass jars Nip off your petals and ...

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moments in pot culture: the daff

Words by Jessica Peace Dalí’s, ‘Metamorphosis of Narcissus’ (1937) taught us all to get over ourselves. The Greek yarn sees young Narcissus becomin...