It's time for us to show you another piece of art for garden-lovers. This year we've been sharing Karl Blossfeldt plant photography. This month is no exception! August's choice is Blossfeldt's close-up photograph of bare-stemmed common saw-wort. (The Latin name is serratula nudicaulis - you can read about the plant...
We're all aware of the benefits of an irrigation system in the garden. Plants receive exactly the amount of water they need at one time. Also, the water is delivered as frequently as required too. Some zones switch on once a week, some switch on three times a day! We...
England is renowned for its country gardens - some of you might know there's even a song immortalising them! Many of the biggest and best of these wonderful locations are open to the public. However, some are more famous than others. Everybody knows about the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew,...
It's time for us to share another piece of garden-related art. As you know, we're looking at a different photograph each month by the renowned German artist Karl Blossfeldt. This one shows horse chestnut twigs in close-up. Do they remind you of anything? Have a think and see if you...
In these busy times, we all need a little peace to help us maintain our sanity. Spending time in nature works wonders, that's something most people agree on. The quotation pictured above, from John Lubbock, reminds us how important it is to take time to relax. Each one of us...
Our art for garden lovers this June is another close up plant photo. It's from our favourite early 20th century German photographer Karl Blossfeldt. This time we've chosen his images of the plant equisinium hyemale (rough horsetail). The Blossfeldt horsetail is an incredible image. Why?...
There are lots of amazing ways to control your home and everything in it. You can turn your heating or lights on or off when you're away, using your phone. You can ask Alexa to shut your curtains, or turn on your music, or find things out for you. All...
The next photo in our monthly series of plant photos by Karl Blossfeldt is a quiet, subtle print in three parts. The side images are of convolvulus sepium (bindweed) and the middle picture is campanula medium (bellflower). As you will already know from our earlier posts this year, Blossfeldt plant...
If you're a keen gardener you may well have an area dedicated to growing produce. If so, you'll know that watering is key to success with a kitchen garden. It doesn't matter whether you're raising leafy greens, fruit crops, root vegetables or legumes. All of these need plenty of water...
We've had so much going on over the last couple of weeks that we quite forgot to share our April art with you! As you know, we like to share a piece of garden-related art each month. For the whole of 2022, we're showing you photographs by Karl Blossfeldt. Blossfeldt...