Parker and Riley (surprisingly, not the name of a law firm) are both based in Portland, Oregon. Riley’s floral studio Erba strives for simplicity in design, only using the most necessary elements for each piece, whilst Parker’s photography is inspired by everything from simple polaroids and Kodak film to the Lord of the Rings.
"I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, with sweet musk-roses and with eglantine" - A description of fairy queen Titania’s abode in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The Zurich Succulent Plant Collection is one of the most impressive of its kind, covering more than 4750sqm and displaying over 6500 plants. We visited the collection and brought our good old 35mm camera.
What an amazing gardening-video, published by "Nowness, for the culturally curious"... Enjoy.
Our plant of the week, fritillaria meleagris (also known as snake’s head fritillary, guinea flower or chequer lily) is a striking wild flower native to Britain. But who would have thought that this small, purple Spring flower would have so much in common with a 160kg giant panda? Here are three reasons why:
Some are born liking order; some achieve order; some have order thrust upon them.
In which men coming out of age are tenuously linked to plants…
“Horny goat weed” is an ideal plant everyone, regardless of whether you have problems in the bedroom.
There are ways of telling people about Christianity. Attacking them in a shopping centre isn’t one of them.
Like a burlesque dancer, Garrya Elliptica is best placed in a position where it can show off its tassels.
A pineapple will make most situations better… except perhaps a suburban garden, where pineapple sage may be more appropriate.
Purple toothwort (lathraea clandestine) is becoming increasingly popular as a garden plant in the UK. But don’t expect it to be universally popular, for it is a parasite.
Everyone has a friend like the anemone coronaria... slightly better than you at everything, no matter how hard you try.
„Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it you have to start young“ - Theodore Roosevelt
“You to whom nature has given spirit, sweetness and beauty; you who alone can move and rule my heart…” Napoleon Bonaparte, 1797
What do brunettes miss most about a great party? The Invitation.
Want to put down roots and make friends? Take some tips from the Chimonanthus praecox
More than you might think… It was Darwin who originally postulated the idea of natural selection – that is, the gradual process by which biological traits become more or less common in a species. It’s how micro-organisms adapt to stay alive despite antibiotics, and it’s how the Darwin Award winners die…
What’s the difference between a thicket and a ticket? How far you have to walk home.
Sometimes, you have to see something big in order to realise just how small the world really is.
