We went to the Decorate Vancouver “Urban Living Expo” today and met Abby from Kermodi. We saw Kermodi there last year, with their fabulous display of houseplants you’d actually want to own. That’s right, they sell pre-potted houseplants. But (unless you hate repotting) doesn’t that take the fun out of selecting your tropical and a […]
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How to: get your plants drunk
Now here’s a worthwhile study. A new Cornell University researcher has found a way to keep paperwhite narcissists from tipping over – by getting them tipsy. The study finds that a touch of booze keeps certain houseplants from getting too tall by stunting their growth. “Dilute solutions of alcohol — though not beer or wine […]
And the winners are…
Thanks to everyone who entered the contest. It was great to read your stories. It seems many of us share a common start to gardening: our parents. Or more specifically, our mothers. That’s why it’s kind of cool that the first name drawn was Emma, who wrote that she’s getting into gardening because she wants […]
Covert operation #1
If you’re careful not to look down, the view from the east of our home is stunning: all the mountains and trees of a tourism brochure. But if you look down, as inevitably you must, you are faced with the Ghetto House, as we affectionately call it. It’s the burnt-out shell of a 1940s bungelow, […]
Welcome to Heavy Petal!
Welcome to the new home of Heavy Petal. Please update your links and bookmarks. I’m hugely excited about how pretty this new site is (thanks, Industrial Brand Creative!) and to celebrate its launch, I’m having a contest! The fine people at CobraHead have agreed to give five lucky Heavy Petal readers one of their tools. […]