Showing posts with label plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plants. Show all posts

Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Inspiration..... Small Gardens and potted plants

Beautiful Small gravel garden with potted plants

So the world has got a little intense but as a hospital worker and mother my two main aims for the up coming months are to keep myself grounded and healthy and to protect my son from too much anxiety. But I also really am feeling the need to return to Moon to Moon to post some beautiful relaxing natural homes and gardens...... to create my own little pocket of the internet that is free from anxities.... I hope you will join me ;)
Potted plants for a small Natural garden

Todays post is inspired by my need to design my garden around a pesky (massive understatement) bamboo problem meaning grass is sadly out of the question........so remembering the beautiful gravel garden in the top photo a gravel based garden it is!! Im thinking gravel, potted plants, a compost heap and potentially a raised pond are the way forward for my tiny city garden, bringing in wildlife whilst remainng functional.... the ultimate place to chill....woo hoo!

What do you think?

Curved lines giving this small garden the illusion of more depth

A beautiful cement water feature

I love the use of ferns to create a tropical effect in this small garden
Terrecota pots, timeless classic
Jeffrey Bale Garden Design see more here

Sunday, 10 May 2015

Book.....Terence Conran : Decorating wth Plants

All Images from Terence Conran’s Decorating with Plants  Susan Conder © 1986
All  images are from the 1986 edition of Terence Conran’s Decorating with Plants book.

Sunday, 5 October 2014

The Barbican, London

The Barbican Conservatory, London
Barbican Conservatory
I went to the Barbican back in 2002 to the David LaChappelle exhibition and managed to get a glimpse of the magical Conservatory filled with exotic plants hanging off the chunky concrete balconies.

Like the Millennium Garden in Sheffield, the Barbican conservatory is free to visit for the public and is such a great space to just sit and read or eat your lunch. It would be so great if all cities had these spaces for people to go and chill.. wouldn't you agree?

Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Dreaming of a bath under the stars....

Hot tub on top of the world (? Japan)

Mickey Muennig Pheiffer Ridge House IV, Big Sur
Hot tub via Emily Katz
wooden hot tub
Bath under the stars
I first published the bottom image some years ago and it has been my absolute favourite bathroom since. Imagine a bath under the stars surrounded by a private forest.... Heaven!!

Of course any of these beautiful bathtubs would be awesome... which is your favorite?

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

3 Summer Plant Ideas....

Being on maternity and breastfeeding constantly (very hungry baby) has given me the chance to browse the web on my ipad a lot this last 7 weeks. As regular readers will know I am a total house plant addict although I rarely try anything interesting with my plants.

Whilst browsing I have been collecting loads of Images of houseplants and this morning came across this article about summer plant ideas and I thought I would try my hand at something different, so inspired by the http://frommoontomoon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/because-matching-bedlinen-is-just-like.htmlarticle I have put together my own 3 Summer Plant Ideas...

1) Succulents in Trays

Summer plant Ideas: Succulent display

Summer Plant ideas: Succulent tray

I really love the idea of putting a number of succulents together in a tray. The wonderful about succulents is not only are they great for novice houseplant gardeners, as they extremely hard to kill, but they come in a great range of shapes and textures making them perfect for grouping together.... the big squishy ones look great next to a spikey dude :)

2) Getting Creative with Planters

Mirror Ball planter
Succulent in a Timer , via Justina Blakeney
Houseplant in a seashell
I spend a lot of time looking through charity shops and thrift stores looking for beautiful ceramic planters but never think about using objects I already have. A good friend's mum from college had a beautiful house plant growing out of a beautiful African Drum, which I always thought was really cool and i love the idea of using found objects or pre-loved items to re-purpose as planters. The mirror ball idea is one I really like as positioned in an open window on a windy day would produce some crazy-ass reflections!!

3) Pots with faces
Perfect for introducing kids to plants: Wolf planter from etsy

Skull planters
Houseplant collection with a Stella Atelier face planter


Whether they are grouped together or you have one rouge smiling planter amongst your pots, these pots will bring a sense of fun to your house plant collection.... but be warned they are addictive ( I now have 4 Stella Atelier pots... whoops).

Animal planters are also a perfect way to get kids excited about house plants.... remember Mr Grasshead?.... I thought he was so cool...

What do you guys think?
To see the original article this post was inspired by visit The Joy Of Plants here

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

A Visual Compendium of Succulents...

A Visual compendium of Succulents via Helton Buckley

I love this wonderful Succulent Compendium... it would look great hung in a frame wouldnt it?

If like me you ever get stuck for ideas on how to plant succulents there is a guide to 5 interesting  potting ideas here

Friday, 27 June 2014

Making an Entrance....

Dreamy entrance to bungalow
Bohemian Entrance to house
FairLawn Hotel entrance
Rustic Fern decorated home via Rush Agoe Photography
Leafy home entrance
My front garden to my house is in desperate need of some TLC so I have been collating images of houses with entrances I would love to come home too. SOme brightly coloured pots and a jungle garden theme or a medicinal herb garden? I can't quite decide...

Sunday, 27 April 2014

House Plant: String of Pearls....

Hannah watering a house plant known as String of Pearls...
House Plant: String of Pearls

After featuring the home of Hannah and John I have had numerous emails about the hanging plant in the top picture. This plant is a succulent called Senecio rowleyanus aka String of Pearls.

The good news is they are really easy to look after as long as you have a nice sunny spot in your home. I live in England and even I manage to maintain one of these beauties. They are a little tricky to get hold of, I had to get one ordered in from a florist in my area, but they are really worth the effort as they look great..

String of Pearls

Thursday, 17 April 2014

The Home of.... Greg Rogrove and Diana Garcia










I am on official maternity leave now, after 4 weeks of sick leave for ongoing nerve problems in my foot.... ouch! In this time before my little dude arrives I have found myself less and less mobile due to the pain, and I am trying to avoid the opiates prescribed, so have spent my time reading, starting my masters essay and browsing through blogs and websites for content for Moon to Moon and recipes for better health..... and a lot of mind over pain meditation.... great for now and the birth (I hope)

 I am afraid I have never been a good blog style writer and with the ongoing pain am finding it even harder to write blog posts, so I apologize..... but I am by no means stopping, in fact I am more inspired than ever at the moment to share my discoveries.. just maybe with less writing and more etsy, ebay and other small artist/makers discoveries.

This is one of my recent discoveries that I missed when it was originally published last year on Freunde von Freunden. I just love the light and green hues in this place. Such an inspiring couple!

Here is a small extract from the original interview from Freunde von Freunden

Greg is a musician who, in the last few years, realized he needed a place to call home. He practices on an old, upright, white piano – a gift from Diana – in a sun-filled room at the front of their house. He toured for years with Devendra Banhart and the Grogs, Priestbird and MEGAPUSS – a project he and Devendra formed with The Strokes’ Fabrizio Moretti. Like so many musicians, his definition of home was the contents of one suitcase and a backpack. He came to LA to record an album and the weather and the surf persuaded him to stay. Renting a trailer on Paradise Lane at the top of Topanga Canyon, he bought a ’77 El Camino for a few thousand dollars and started thinking about settling down. Then, he met Diana.
Diana adamantly defies definition. She has an impressive film resume, including a role in the Sundance award-winning film, Sin Nombre. She is also an incredibly talented artist, known for creating imagery of imaginary animals that ‘represent being what we can dream’. Having once made a living selling her artwork on the streets of New York, her work is now commissioned by cities and festivals around the world.

P.s..... A big congratulations to the Lovely Georgie Kellitt and Family on the arrival of your little girl xxxx