Alternativeeden

LATEST ARTICLES ( 662 )

• Omlet Hungry Bin Worm Composter

  

  Those lovely people at Omlet have sent us a Hungry Bin to try out. The Hungry Bin is a new worm based composter designed to quickly and efficiently produce... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Hot Plants in a Cold Summer

  

  It's been raining almost endlessly here over the past few days, and temperatures are on the cool side, feeling more like very early spring or autumn rather... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• A Sunny Day at Hardy Exotics

  

  As mentioned in my previous post it was sunny most of the time when we were in Cornwall, and sunny it was when we started our holiday by visiting one of the... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Makeover a Mountain

  

  St. Michael's Mount seen from MarazionWhilst in Cornwall a month ago we were told by several people, "You must visit the garden of St. Michael's Mount, it's... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Whippled by Whipplei

  

  Would you believe that all four plants in the photo below are sold simply as Yucca whipplei? Two of them are even from the same batch of seeds...We are family! Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Trewidden Inspired

  

  Aloe polyphyllaI like going to garden and plant shows, you always come home with ideas you can apply to your own garden. Not just design ideas but also ways to... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Tea and Cakes

  

  There's a party going on at the moment, all over the country actually but I'm trying to ignore it. I'm keeping my sensible hat on and trying to concentrate on... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Pond Build, Next Steps

  

  Next week will be The Queens Diamond Jubilee, 60 years on the throne is quite an achievement (only the second diamond jubilee in British history). Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Back to Planet Earth...

  

  ...and enjoying the sun!The past two weeks have been pretty hectic and action packed, with a trip to Devon and Cornwall, and Chelsea being so close to each othe... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea 2012: Show Gardens

  

  The Show gardens were divided in three categories this year, large show gardens, smaller Artisan gardens and Fresh gardens. Of the main show gardens our persona... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea 2012: Exotic Australian Garden

  

  Many of the show gardens this year had a naturalistic style to them, cottage garden plants and style was very much a key trend. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• Chelsea 2012: Plants in a Warzone

  

  One of the most thought provoking gardens at this years RHS Chelsea Flower show is Korean designer Jihae Hwang's garden "Quiet Time: DMZ Forbidden Garden". Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, HOME

• A Day at RHS Chelsea 2012

  

  The Chelsea Flower Show opened to the public today and we were invited to attend by Flemings Nursery from Australia who have created one of the large show... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Drama of the Minack Theatre

  

  One of the places we were looking forward to visiting on our Cornish holiday this year is the absolutely wonderful Minack Theatre. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• A Post Card from Devon

  

  On our way down to Cornwall for our annual visit we stopped off for a day in Devon, with our friends and fellow exotic gardeners, Lucien and Laura. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Return of the Beautiful Sun

  

  Schefflera kornasii flushing and reaching for the sun!Finally, after weeks and weeks of rain and dull skies, the sun has returned!It was almost disconcerting... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• Shopping, Swapping, Building and Gardening

  

  What a hectic weekend!It was a bank holiday in the UK on Monday, so we were grateful for the extra day off from work! I sure could get used to three day... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 GARDENING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Exotic Shopping in London

  

  Something for a lush, leafy, and tropical themed garden!And in relation to my recent post, on a particularly very wet and dreary Saturday morning we made our... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING

• The Big Pond Build (Part 2)

  

  This is the second catch up post on the pond build. For those that missed part one, you can catch up here.Since Christmas we have been able to push on with the... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• The Garden is a Stage

  

  A bit of our own 'Stage Dressing' Stage Dressing...Are two words I seldom encounter in the world of gardeners despite them playing a major role in setting the... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 GARDENING