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The wonderful windowgrow

May 2, 2010
by F&F
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I really, really love my Windowgrow. It’s from Greenhouse Sensation, who specialise in products which get you growing in small spaces, and produce fab results. It looks like a windowbox, or a standard propagator, but this little piece of kit do
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F&F loves…

May 1, 2010
by F&F
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…these cute little bud vases from Jo Downs Glass in Exeter. If you’ve got a small plot and you can’t bear to pick every single flower for a massive bouquet, then sticking three or four of thes bright bud vases is a much more stylish
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April 24, 2010
by F&F
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This beautiful ceramic tableware from Julia Davey. You might not be able to grow anything in these beautiful hand-made, hand-fired products, but this milk jug and matching cup-and-saucer will look fabulous on the table next to luscious servings of yo
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F&F loves…

March 27, 2010
by F&F
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…these hilarious little post-card gardens, better known as postcardens. They pop out into little miniature gardens which would be great for growing microsalads (teeny-tiny seedlings of lettuce, rocket, kale, chicory etc, which are picked just as thei
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F&F loves…

March 20, 2010
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…these amazing, imaginative tipis from Bau Outdoors. They’re beautiful and they’d beat a tent hands down any day. I can just see my childish self snuggling down into one of these, pretending I was hiding out in the wilds with only a campfire and a co
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March 6, 2010
by F&F
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…these delightful recycled products from Hen & Hammock. Both this trug and planter are made from recycled tyres, and look fabulous to boot. I have to admit that normally I have a bit of phobia of trugs, and, at the risk of offending any readers,
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F&F loves…

February 27, 2010
by F&F
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…these two stylish habitats from Garden Boutique. One of the (many) things I get a little ranty about is that sustainable gardening practices can still be stylish. And this bug habitat and fabulous bird feeder are proof of that. I’m always looking fo
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F&F loves…

February 20, 2010
by F&F
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…these fabulous prints from the RHS. I’ve always been a bit mad on botanical illustrations, and when the RHS contacted me to say they are selling an enormous collection of fruit, veg and flower pics for Mother’s Day, as well as memberships and ticket
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F&F loves…

February 7, 2010
by F&F
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…Hannah Nunn’s fabulous botanical lamps. The nights are still dark, and the mornings still more miserable, but these sweet designs would cheer even the most horrible winter evening.
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F&F loves…

January 31, 2010
by F&F
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…these mini squash from Marshalls. I have always loved Patty Pan squash for the UFO shape of their fruit, and you can grow them and eat them in the same way as courgettes. This year I am also going to grow these ‘Sweet Lightning’ squash on the balcon
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January 16, 2010
by F&F
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…these funky matchstick garden seed sets from Garden Boutique. Each set contains ten matchsticks planted with mixed seeds, which you just plant tip-down in the soil. And if your seed collection is starting to take over the top shelf of your fridge, t
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January 9, 2010
by F&F
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…these fabulous tomatoes from Victoriana Nursery. On the left, we have ‘Zapotec Pleated‘, an extraordinarily shaped fruit which is huge and perfect for cooking. This is one of the most striking tomatoes you can grow, and was the subject of Susy Morri
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