CREATE A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE SANCTUARY
A ROYAL CELEBRATION
‘It wouldn’t be a proper celebration without special crockery to mark the event. When you buy a commemorative mug or teapot, you will be joining in with a long-lived tradition; British potteries have been making wares for great occasions for at least 400 years.’
Emma Bridgewater, ceramics designer
New ways with plants
TRY AN INDOOR TREE Indoor trees are statement pieces that work in the corner of a room, reaching up to the ceiling, with leaves that stretch into the space. Try a weeping fig (ficus benjamina), with its slender trunk and full canopy, olive trees, parlour palms (chamaedorea elegans) or a fiddle-leaf fig (ficus lyrata). They’re a great way of adding interest, and easier than you think to look after. Try hortology.co.uk and patchplants.com for a selection.
GROUP THERAPY Why have one, when you can have many? A group of house plants of different textures and heights adds something special to your space. Group together in room corners or around fireplaces, or stack on bookshelves to create a unique display with your favourites. We love a cluster of monsteras, peace lilies and ferns for impact.
