Who knew flowers would be controversial? (Me. I did. 💪🏽) I live on such a cool street – it has a long artistic history, it gets used to film TV and movies and music videos and advertisements, and it’s still home to many amazing artists. It was almost demolished multiple times by the nefarious villains… Continue reading Local flower fun (and fights)
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My tiny London wildlife pond
I wrote this up in a Bryn Mawr alum group, but I wanted to share out here as well in case others are interested. I read a zillion online guides before creating mine, so I’ll try and link those out eventually! I decided I wanted a wildlife pond after seeing them on some social media… Continue reading My tiny London wildlife pond
That buttermilk terra cotta pot ageing trick
I didn’t believe the hype. Then I tried it. It worked surprisingly well! So I figured I’d shared what I did. First, I made a mixture of unsweetened yoghurt (not Greek), buttermilk, and a bit of powdered sugar. I pulled up a few bits and bobs of moss from around my garden and sort of… Continue reading That buttermilk terra cotta pot ageing trick
Shortcuts for a pulled-together garden
I went from being pretty meh at designing interiors, to being pretty excellent at it – primarily by learning the “rules” of interior design. I decided to try and strategically learn the aesthetic rules for having a more pulled-together-looking garden, too, since prior attempts have always been a hodgepodge that looked chaotic and unconsidered at… Continue reading Shortcuts for a pulled-together garden