The Wild Blog
When and How to Harvest Garlic
Growing garlic successfully often spans a whole year. Initially, you remember to get your garlic bulbs planted last Autumn. Then maybe enjoyed the vigorous growth of the beautiful green garlic above ground. Maybe even harvested your scapes if growing a hardneck variety. Either way you've spanned...
The Best Garden Herb and Food Pairings
Herbs are more than garnish. Unmistakably, they're easy to grow and offer many culinary advantages. Furthermore, it's often that you just don't know what to pair your herbs with so here we review some of our favourite pairings. Garden Herb Pairings Basil* Basil & Chicken - chicken offers a...
Purpose Driven Gardens: Creating Something Meaningful
“We might think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” Jenny Uglow Sometimes the day is just beginning, the ground sprinkled with dew. Sometimes the sun is setting for the evening, bathing the world in golden light. Or sometimes, it's somewhere in...
Successfully Growing Lavender
If "less is more" could have a poster-child in the plant world it would be lavender. Provided you have ample full-sun (6-8 hours), lavender needs very little from their gardener. Truly, one of the main reasons why people can't seem to grow lavender is because they "over-love" it. If you maybe...
Cut Flowers All-Season Long
Dedicating a portion of your garden for cut flowers is always a good decision. Truly, being able to harvest your very own homegrown bouquet to display in your home is a marvelous practise. Interacting with flowers triggers the release of all our favourite feel-good brain chemicals while...
Succession Planting: An Introduction
Succession planting combines clever planning and sowing to maximize growing potential, making the most of each gardening season, from last to first frost. It incorporates various practices depending on your growing goals and harvest expectations. Simply put however, there are two main strategies:...
Shade-Loving Plants for Container Gardening
Many of us yearn all winter long for the long, hot and sunny days of summer. This beloved season however, is often best enjoyed in the shade. Both a well-planned or natural shaded area allows you to revel in all the joys of the season, comfortably. And we are firm believers that every space can be...
Companion Planting Herbs that Attract Beneficial Insects
There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments. Janet Kilburn Phillips When we reflect on the importance of harmony within the garden we often think of companion planting. That which creates a beautiful resilience, a nod to the functionality of natural ecosystems and a marked improvement to all...
Preparing for Planting Day in Your Garden
Planting day is can be seen as the official start of the gardening season; it's often the first day of gathering, planting, preparing, splitting and so on and so forth. It heralds a new season of connecting with nature. This day frequently pairs with a specific holiday or even weekend/day in the...
10 Vegetables That Actually Prefer Containers (and How to Grow Them)
Fresh, homegrown vegetables should be on everyone's radar. Interestingly, you don't need a large garden plot, fancy beds or years of experience. Just a container and a willingness to connect with nature daily. An alternative to traditional methods, many vegetables actually prefer being grown in...
Oh Ficus! My Ficus! Exploring the Genus Ficus as Houseplants
Beloved for centuries and boasting some 800-900 species, the Genus Ficus is exceptionally diverse. And even includes species on every continent but Antartica. Deeply intertwined in many cultures and religions, these were among the first plants to be cultivated cementing a non-negotiable place in...
Scents of the Season: Homemade Simmer Pots
The holiday season calls for comfort and coziness, for hearty food and familiar faces, a beautiful time for warmth and a bit of magic. And as we reflect on enjoying the simplicities of this season, we often muse that the scents that underlie so many jollities are so precious. To invoke festive...
Mastering Basics of Plant Design
Your home--the emphasis on your--should be decorated with your needs, wants and loves above all. But just like with any aspect of design, there are a few things to consider to strike a functional and striking balance. Mastering the basics of plant design can feel intimidating. Especially to those...
16 Ways to Live an Intentional, Garden-Inspired Life
A garden-inspired life at its forefront seeks to integrate and embrace a natural connection. To cultivate joy and bring into practise many a lesson we learn from our beloved gardens. it is an infusion and a blending of a kind of magic into our every days. From tiny additions to impactful practises...
Common Mistakes To Avoid When Planting Bulbs
Planting bulbs is essentially one of the simpler gardening tasks we attempt to accomplish each Autumn. There are however, common mistakes that are often made by new and seasoned gardeners alike. Take care to avoid some of these common mistakes and come next Spring (and Summer) you'll be enjoying...
Herb Harvesting: Your Guide to Timing, Techniques, and Tips
"Fresh herbs really belong anywhere you put them." -- Alex Guarnaschelli Truly, fresh herbs, go with anything and everything. And this is not simply in reference to culinary endeavours, but extending to the world of gardening as well. We often note that a small herb container garden can be the...
When and How to Harvest Vegetables for Best Flavour
It's a well-known guarantee that gardening, In its slow, but steady pace, never fails to entice with new challenges. Regardless if it's the garden or the gardener who decides the next challenge, each year there is something new. For example, once you've found your stride in growing your favourite...
3 Easy DIY Soil Tests to Try
Understanding your soil type in any part of your garden is an essential bit of knowledge; consider it the starting point to all growth in the garden. Many plants will have particular soil requirements only being able to thrive if set conditions are met. While you can pay for expensive soil tests,...
Growing Garlic Successfully: Tips and Tricks
Growing garlic is both easy and rewarding. Once you've cultivated and harvested your very own, all other garlic will be lackluster in comparison. It's a wonderful addition to any garden, whether large or small. Surprisingly, unlike many other members of the vegetable garden, we look to plant in...
How to Dry Flowers with Emerson Wild
You've procured your flowers, whether foraged, home-grown or locally sourced. And now it's time to dry. Drying flowers is a beautiful practise that dates back thousands of years. It has roots in practicality for things like medicine and perfumes, but also has long been a source of decoration and...
Dried Flowers: Foraging, Growing and Sourcing
Drying flowers takes all the things we love about fresh flowers and lets us hang on to them for longer. It's a practice that aligns with a conscientious and slow ideology. It requires time, patience and an understanding that the process cannot be rushed. Whether it's a sentimental bouquet, your...
Summer Container Gardening: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Few sights are more welcomed than an overflowing and full container garden at the height of the season. Teaming with life and colour, attracting pollinators large and small-alike. Enjoying a morning coffee, or an afternoon book and observing the buzz around your garden is a wonderful experience....
Companion Planting Herbs for Pest Control
On a previous installment of The Wild Blog, we introduced companion planting; with special focus on compatibility of common vegetable-garden favourites. While this introduction acts a guide for achieving the best growing conditions and therefore harvests, companion planting has plenty of...
Growing Strawberries: A Summertime Favourite
Does anything quite christen the start of summer like fresh strawberries? Ingrained in the nostalgic seasons of our past, the love many of us share for strawberries extends past the fruit alone. Instead it also includes the memories of time spent picking, preparing, preserving, and of course,...
Healing Herbs to Grow in the Garden
Often, herb gardens tend to be directly associated with culinary endeavours. We use herbs to enhance flavours and aromas, while adding depth and complexity to various dishes. Many people don't realize that the value of herbs evidently extends past just the kitchen, they can heal. A small herb...
The Secrets to Successful Vegetable Gardening
The vegetable garden yields more than just a harvest. It also, and arguably just as importantly, allows you to foster a deep and meaningful connection with the natural world. Vegetable gardening requires thoughtful attention and daily care. For months at a time, it holds an integral slot in your...
Vertical Gardening: More with Less
To maximize in minimal space we turn to vertical gardening; where you can maximize harvest, visual appeal, privacy and even the capacity of your green thumb. Vertical gardening, simply put, is any method of planting, tool or aide that plants up, and not necessarily out. It calls on one's...
Troubleshooting Seed Starting Problems
The idea of growing food from seed to table has become particularly appealing over the last several years. Like with your first foray into anything, sometimes you are met with profound success, other times frustrating failure and you become understandably discouraged. Growing seeds indoors can and...
Seed Starting: An Indoor Comprehensive Checklist
"When we grow our own food, we eat seasonally, locally, and sustainably.” – Michael Pollan Seemingly, a garden of function, even if dually aesthetic, like in the case of growing edimentals, has become a priority for the every-gardener. To grow your own food, is empowering. At your hands, you know...
Modern Meadow: Embracing the Wild
The manicured lawn has been an indispensable element of garden design since at least the 17th century. Initially, a powerful status symbol; a lawn only existed if one could afford the human labor to maintain it. As this idea evolved, several factors played into a rising popularity and a...
A Thoughtful Approach to Container Gardening
Container gardening is deeply intertwined into our identity here at Emerson Wild. Partially because our founder Julie, has an extensive background in this aspect of the gardening world. And partially because they align so closely with many of our values. The idea of the container garden speaks to...
Air-Purifying Plants to Refresh Your Home
On average, we take around 20 000 breaths per day, a seemingly surprising number. Where we take those breaths however, is something that we at least rarely think of. We aren’t always able to control our external environments, but in our homes, it’s generally another matter. Improving and...
Festive Foliage: A Care Guide for Your Holiday Plants
We each in turn, have our own special ways of welcoming the holiday season. Your list may be long, filled with exciting to-dos or it may be short, filled with a few intentional additions or aspirations. Either way, this planning and preparation holds a special and maybe nostalgic place in many of...
Layered Bulbs in Pots: An Emerson Wild Guide
After your garden has been officially closed, but before the season of merriment begins, one outstanding item remains on our list. Spring bulbs. Planted in the Autumn to allow for a long period of dormancy; the extra effort right at the end of the season, yields a great joy in the Spring. While...
Monstera Deliciosa: Basic Care Guide
The beloved Monstera deliciosa is commonly referred to as the "Swiss Cheese" plant or simply by the family name of "Monstera". It is an ode to the tropics and delight to those with not-so green thumbs. Prized for its shiny, bright green foliage and ease of care and maintenance. We are constantly...
Growing Herbs Indoors, Year-Round
The season of growth and the garden may be waning but the season of harvest, hearty meals and togetherness is waxing. Our attentions are turned indoors; with more time spent preparing elaborate, cozy meals and enjoying the home. The weather changes and our gardens, along with their yields, become...
How to Grow Your Own Garlic
If you haven't added it to your yearly rotations; garlic needs a perpetual place in your gardens. Unlike many other common vegetables that are transplanted or seeded in the Spring, we look to the Autumn for our garlic planting. Luckily, if you're ready for a taste sensation (grocery store garlic...
How to Make a Foraged Fall Wreath
A Fall wreath greets, it welcomes, it is the very first impression made on friends and family alike. Artfully prepared, it can set a tone of invitation and warmth while being visually enticing. As the season of bounty approaches we welcome the fall feeling with the creation of our Autumnal wreath;...
Cut Flower Garden: Cutting and Conditioning
Dahlias, peonies, cosmos, and zinnias; snapdragons, delphiniums, gladiolas, and even the brightest bulbs. The fresh cut flower garden makes the long days of summer all the sweeter. We have very much enjoyed allotting portions of our time, and gardens to fill our worlds with flowers. And when your...
How to Dry and Store Your Garden Herbs
One of our favourite feelings of summer is the harvesting of fresh garden herbs. Whether from a tiny container garden, or from a long-lived tended patch, garden herbs have such a special place in our hearts. They define the sensory bliss of the growing seasons. From their delightful scents to...
Styling with Houseplants: Blooms, Textures and Colours
To intentionally style your home is to fill it with items you love, those that make you happy and fill you with joy but also aim to improve your daily doings. At Emerson Wild, we emphasize the importance of styling with the natural world in the form of houseplants. We look to curate collections...
The Best Microgreens to Eat and Grow
Popping up throughout the culinary world; prized for their bursts of interesting flavours and visual and textural interests, microgreens are a very early stage in the growth of many vegetables. Microgreens Overview Every single plant can be categorized as either a monocot or a dicot, this...
How to Create a Sensory Garden
A sensory garden aims to engage all your senses in one place. Consider each of your senses separately. When we see something beautiful there's a moment of calmness; the sounds of running water or singing birds can help one relax; the smells of mother nature soothe and comfort. Now, imagine the...
Summer at Emerson Wild: Gardening by Month
"Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." —Jenny Han All year long we patiently await the prime growing season. When the garden transforms and the gardener must rise to the challenge of meeting mother nature, with labors of love. They are substantial...
Edimentals: An Introduction
The wild world of gardening knows no bounds. Truly, the topics for discussions, the room for education and improvement is limitless. The landscape of trends themselves are always ebbing and flowing; and therefore, it is exciting when a new idea is brought to the table. Enter edimentals. For what...
Companion Planting Guide
Companion planting is a common gardening practise, especially when you're working on smaller scales. The idea is that by planting certain things together, you help promote a beneficial relationship between your plants. In some cases, companions grow harmoniously because they do not compete for...
Beyond the Basics: Houseplant Care and Common Issues
Basic houseplant care starts with appropriate light and a consistent and strategic watering schedule. Once mastered, generally, you can be successful with most plants for several months if not years. But just like any living, growing thing, you have to pivot and implement various strategies...
Raised Garden Beds: A Practical Guide
Did you know raised garden beds have been the gardener's companion for hundreds, if not thousands of years? With the first references appearing somewhere around 1000 AD and staying consistent in various dictionaries and compendiums (that's your bit of gardening trivia for the day). It comes as no...
Soil Calculator for Raised Garden Beds
Preparing raised garden beds is thrilling. From concept to construction, it's an exciting process. However, once created, you may feel stumped as to the main ingredient in a garden bed: soil. Running out of soil during the planting season is irritable to say the least. On the other hand, having...
Our Favourite Pollinator-Friendly Plants for Container Gardening
Tending to plants, gardening in general, fills you with immense joy. It brings a sense of purpose and most importantly reinforces a natural connection. Lately, we've been reflecting on how our cultivation of botanicals has a direct and meaningful impact on our local ecosystems. And which have the...
Container Gardening: Growing Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs
Our roots run deep in the (wild) world of container gardening; to us, they conceptualize the beauty and power of nature in a compact and attainable way. If you're short on space, time or even experience, the container garden is there to allow you to connect with nature, while overcoming many...
Cyber Lime and Other Greens for the Home and Garden
When you give a room a fresh coat of paint or dawn new bangs, you reinforce the long-lived sentiment that doing something new and different is a good thing. The same goes for adding a touch of our newest colour obsession: cyber lime. This colour is intriguing, it's a vivid-green that speaks of...
How to Successfully Start Seeds Indoors
As you dive into the world of gardening whether flowering perennials or abundant vegetables; you soon come across the option to start seeds indoors prior to your active growing season. Often, a daunting endeavour, especially if you're unprepared. But, with a few essentials, an understanding of...
Large Houseplants for Making a Big Statement
While we cherish and appreciate every houseplant, there's something to be said for the protagonists of the biophilic world. Those that make a statement with their shear size. Those that define the rooms they dwell in, cultivate a sense of tranquility and have lasting impacts on their fellow...
Big Impact Houseplants for Small Spaces
There is never a downside to emotionally enriching your environments with houseplants. Impacting almost all your senses, even the smallest of plants can provide nourishment to your body and mind. Filtering the air, improving productivity, even boosting your moods, the list is long and rich....
4 Indoor Potted Holiday Trees
Can you think of anything more closely associated with the holidays than a beautiful tree? Evergreens have been part of Winter festivities for thousands of years. Throughout the centuries, they've symbolized joy, happiness and hope for eternal life. It is then slightly ironic that many trees are...
Natural Simplicity: Finding Joy in the Holidays
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”- Edith Sitwell The holiday season can at times feel like it's too much. There's an expectation for more and more. Commercialism seems to take centre...
Boxwood Wreaths: Welcoming the Holiday Season & Spirit
There's a charm, an alluring beauty to a home that welcomes you with a wreath. Each year we select decor that aligns, that celebrates and reconnects us with the nostalgia of this season. We tend to gravitate towards the less is more mentality, aiming to always incorporate the beauty of nature with...
5 Office Houseplants to Boost Productivity
This is the second installment of our Houseplants in Your Home. A series dedicated to enhancing your spaces and bringing the outdoors inside to bask in the beauty of nature (while reaping the benefits). We began with houseplants for arguably the most important room in many people's homes: the...
7 of our Favourite Kitchen Houseplants
Welcome to the first installment of our Houseplants In Your Home, a series dedicated to enhancing your spaces and bringing the outdoors inside, to reap the green benefits. Even the addition of a single plant can make a palpable difference. With emphasis on the wellness aspect of introducing plant...
Golden Fields: Curating the Fall Feeling
Every year we look forward to curating and honing in on the fall feeling. Something we can't quite describe or define fully. It's not just the sights and smells of this time of year, but more so an entire shift. We align with nature during this time of year, by introducing all kinds of natural...
The Perfect Fall Container Garden
"Nothing beats the brightness of a chrysanthemum on the coolest days of the year" There is something so special, even nostalgic about the sunny but chilly days of the Autumn. All around you nature is putting on a final display before settling down for its Winter rest. The air smells different and...
Planting Spring Bulbs
In the last installment of The Wild Blog, we covered how to wrap up a successful gardening year with the End of Season checklist. One of the most exciting things to do as you're winding down your outdoor spaces is already preparing for the following year. And one of our favourite things? Planting...
The End of Season Garden Checklist
Have you felt the first signs of the change of season yet? Maybe in a slightly cooler breeze or the leaves making their colourful transitions? Autumn is almost upon us. But before we say goodbye to this year's growing season, there's the final work of the season to be done. Gardening never truly...
How to Grow Lavender in Pots
Lavender is hard not to love. With other popular plants like roses, you either love them or hate them, but lavender is different. Quietly, it's worked its way into our hearts. Who doesn't at least have a basic appreciation? Not only is it proven to have anxiety-reducing benefits but the strong,...
How to Keep Your Plants Alive while on Vacation
Who doesn't love taking a vacation? A getaway to get away from it all. But if your home is full of blooms and flora, you may be worried about what will happen to them while you're on holidays. In anticipation of one of the busiest travels seasons, we've compiled our top tips and tricks for keeping...
Low-Maintenance Succulents for the Home
If you're not entirely confident in your green thumb, in the sense that you forget to water or are slightly neglectful with maintenance, we've got great news. Succulents are the houseplants for you. While no two are alike, their care sheets tend to be shorter than for example their tropical...
Emerson Wild’s Top 10 Summer Annuals
Take a deep breath and try to remain calm, the 2023 Garden season is officially open! Many of us will be making trips to our favourite nurseries in the coming weeks, selecting beautiful new additions to our gardens and containers. While we can't say we've ever met a plant we didn't like, we do...
How to Choose a Container for Gardening
When we say gardening, what comes to mind? For many of us, gardening is strongly associated with an endeavour that is time-consuming, costly and requires a large amount of room. But, it doesn't have to be. We are firm believers that a garden and gardening can be curated to every kind of lifestyle....
Herb Container Garden Fundamentals
We often say that herb gardening is a foray into the rest of the gardening world. Why? Because it's easy to be successful and therefore the perfect way to begin a gardening journey. Once you get a taste for it, you'll be hooked! Plus, if you're looking to add freshness and flavour to your cooking,...
How to Create a Mediterranean Garden
The Mediterranean is alluring and captivating. Breathtaking views, a delectable cuisine and an endless atmosphere of relaxation and revitalization. Part of that atmosphere is achieved by the flora and fauna of the region. Stunning visuals pair with recognizable scents to create this effortless...
Creating Nostalgic Gardens to Whisk you Away
What first drew you in to gardening? What was your initial inspiration to spend time cultivating and caring for plants? For many of us, the love and admiration for a beautiful garden, began as children. When we were smaller and the world felt bigger, we experienced sights and smells that reserved...
How to Plan a Vegetable Garden
Growing a vegetable garden is an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling experience. But planning it may seem like a daunting endeavour. You may not know where to begin, or you may be worried about what to grow and how to grow it. We're here to walk you through the basic steps of how to plan a...
Creating a Spring Container Garden with Emerson Wild
"Spring is the time of plans and projects" - Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina There is a sense of enthusiasm, an eagerness to grow, to create and to plan in and for the Spring. While the start of the season is about a month a way, you can already feel the stir of change. Maybe a minor rise in...
Heart Shaped Plants for the Month of Love
Often referred to as a month of love, February is the time to celebrate love and all our relationships. It's not just for sweethearts and lovers, but additionally for anyone who holds a special place in your heart. Whether that's family members, friends or the often overlooked category of...
2023 Pantone Colour of the Year in Your Garden
January is one of the coldest months of the year here in Canada. While we keep warm and cozy indoors, we often find our minds drifting away to what our gardens will look like in the coming Spring. The sun will be shining, our landscapes transformed. It's the kind of day dreaming that will fill you...
New Year Preparations with Emerson Wild
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2022 and ring in the New Year, we want all our readers to feel excitement and enthusiasm for 2023. While many people will set goals, (which unfortunately are abandoned by February), our approach is slightly different. Our New Year preparations consist of reflection,...
10 Holiday Botanicals For Your Home
With the holiday season now in full swing, it’s your cue to “Deck the halls with boughs of holly”. While holly has been a popular festive botanical for thousands of years, (the ancient Romans and Greeks prized holly), we’re looking towards other holiday botanicals to deck not only the halls but...
Winter Container Garden: A Seasonal Celebration
While we can appreciate beauty, there’s something to be said about beauty that engages our senses past our eyes. The beauty and fragrance of fresh greenery can let you herald the change of the seasons, the promise of its celebrations and continue to bring joy over the winter months. Lush greenery,...
The Orchid & More – 2023 Houseplant Trends
With the holiday season fast approaching, you may be dreaming of fresh garlands and the incredible scents of evergreens. But, with the holiday season the New Year quickly follows. As we begin to think about 2023, we have houseplants on our minds. The National Garden Bureau has declared 2023 as the...
The Fall Gardening Checklist
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just delving into the world of gardening, a good Fall Gardening checklist is essential. That may come as a surprise, especially to those just beginning their green thumb journeys. But think of Fall gardening as a pre-season. It's all about the clean up and...
Pumpkins 101: The Basics
Whether you love or hate the obsession of pumpkins that each Fall brings, there’s no denying how strongly associated they are with this time of the year. Roughly 30% of people will agree that Autumn is their favourite season. Evidence suggests that both returning to school, and the fall holidays...
Enhancing that Fall Feeling
As we say adieu to the summer months, many of us eagerly anticipate the Autumn. There's a happiness associated with sudden transformation of the leaves on the trees. A clarity in thinking connected with the cooler temperatures; an overall joy linked with the rich smells this season brings. The...
Queen of Fall Flowers: Chrysanthemum ‘Mums’
Of our four seasons here in Canada, many begin with a bang. An obvious declaration of a seasons' commencement. In the winter, many of us recognize that first heavy snowfall; or in the Spring those first signs of life pushing through the cold ground, as the unofficial starts of the seasons. But,...
The Home in Full Flourish: Ferns
Welcome to the second installment of our mini series on bringing life into your home this summer! If you missed the first part of this mini series, read about The Home in Full Bloom: Colour, where we talk about what flowering plants would make perfect additions for rich pops of colour. In...
The Home in Full Bloom: Colour
When did summer arrive? We know it's not officially the start of the season just yet, but it sure feels like it. While the world outside may be growing at an impressive rate with dainty flowers and lush foliage we are taking a quick look inside our homes. The summer calls for us to be outside as...
Thrillers and your Container Garden
Here at Emerson Wild our roots run deep when it comes to container gardening. We've always been drawn to the idea that a container garden, presents even those with the smallest spaces, an opportunity to garden. Furthermore, they allow you to grow a visual story that is bursting with life, colours...
7 Plants for a Pollinator-Friendly Garden
When we say pollinators, what's the first thing that comes to mind? We are almost certain it will be bees! While bees are essential for the pollination of many plants, they are not the only pollinators. Every tree, flower, shrub has evolved over thousands of years to work with some force of nature...
Pantone’s 2022 Color of the Year and Your Garden
"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece"- Claude Monet Claude Monet definitely had the right idea! The famous French impressionist painter, was just as dedicated to creating masterpieces in his gardens as he was to his paintings. He achieved his botanical masterpieces by focusing on colours....
Tulips: The Springtime Muse
There is a joy to the very first snowfall, when fluffy white flakes transform the world into a winter wonderland. But, after 4 months of the cold and snow, it’s completely understandable to have your sights set on the Spring. To yearn for the bright warm sun and for the world to explode in vibrant...
8 Ways to Practise Slow Living this Spring
It is unfortunate that being busy has been equated to better living. It seems that to achieve success one must always be busy and working, with schedules packed to the brim. This mentality, however, often leads to burnout. In fact, over a long period of time, it will leave you unsatisfied and...
What is Biophilic Design? And How to Use it
We’d be surprised if you haven’t already heard one of the hottest buzzwords in interior design. Popping up just about everywhere: biophilia or biophilic design. And of all the trends that have come and gone over the years, we have to say this has to be one of our favourites. Definitely, we hope...
Herbs for the Home: For Making, Baking & Decorating
Herbs are like the most interesting person at the party. They are dynamic and they bring a complexity of different tastes to our food. Not only do they increase the delectability of our meals, but they are also good for us! Packed with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that can have...
5 Houseplants we are Welcoming into Our Homes this Month
As Winter is in full force, with Spring not quite upon us, this may seem like a limbo period. But we would argue this is the perfect month to liven your home with fresh, houseplants. Enhance your environment and reap the benefits of the 5 plants that we will be welcoming into our home this month....