Eco-friendly bug busters
Harsh chemicals for combating garden pests can be poisonous to our pets or our children. They can easily be brought into the house on our shoes.
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Gardening. Most of us eventually come to a point in our lives where we find ourselves responsible for a patch of earth in some form or another: three terracotta pots on a balcony, a lawn, a (OMG) herbaceous border… and discover that any Chelsea Flower Show ambitions have to go on the back burner while we get to grips with the basics.
When the most you've ever done is come second with the rest of the class in the school sunflower growing competition, and dozed through Gardeners' Question Time with a slight hangover, these horticultural responsibilities can seem quite daunting. Society seems divided into those who know how to garden (basically parents), and those who don't.
99ROOTS is here to help you grow from the 'don't know how' group to the 'know how', without turning into your Dad*.
We'll help you identify plants you like, and find other ones that work well with them. We have advice on how, and when, to plant - and how to care for them once they're in the ground. And because we know how baffling it can all be (we can't be the only ones confused by the instruction to 'just pot it on'), we're keeping things really simple, with video demos, chat with other gardeners (yes, that's you), and gorgeous visual planting ideas.
Register now, and we'll let you know as soon as we go live. If you've got equally clueless but horticulturally enthusiastic friends, invite them too, and you'll receive a free gift box.
And please follow us on Facebook, Pinterest or Google+ where we'll share some stuff before the big launch. Huzzah!
* Or your Mum. Or Uncle Bert. And you'll find that the more you know, the less you realize you know. But don't let that put you off. Unless you really love concrete and artificial flowers.
Harsh chemicals for combating garden pests can be poisonous to our pets or our children. They can easily be brought into the house on our shoes.
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This delicious furry fruit is named after the national bird of New Zealand and it's ever so good for you.
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If the leaves of your plant turn yellow it can be a worry, often they will then fall from the plant, but don't worry, work out why they are doing this and you can usually fix the problem.
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A vertical window garden using old plastic bottles and a pump system to allow water to flow to all the containers. What a nice idea by Britta Riley.
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Named after the botanical author Anders Dahl, dahlias are a popular garden plant for several reasons.
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If you're new to gardening, square foot gardening could be the ideal system for you as it's so simple.
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Mulch is the (slightly weird) name for the stuff you might spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil. The word dates from the 1650s - probably from the Middle English molsh "soft, moist" (see full entymology here), which helps explain what it’s supposed to be for.
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If you're looking for a climbing plant that's a little different then you should definitely check out the passion flower with it's striking and unusual flowers.
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Sabine Timm is an artist and illustrator from Düsseldorf. Eagle eyed Sabine creates works of art from tiny discarded items that she's found.
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Why not save a little money and grow your own garlic? It's not tricky.
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Check out this amazing green house! We're wondering if it's intentional? Perhaps an urban art project?
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A plant pot that's disguised as a book created by a Tokyo based design studio.
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The humble violet is often overlooked due to its small size, but it's a very pretty plant, worthy of some attention.
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Learning should be fun, so we're impressed with this cartoon that educates as it entertains. If only all that information we had to learn for school could have been presented in such a delightful way, we'd probably all be far wiser now ;)
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Check out these brilliant cork magnets by Alissa Rose.
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May means growing season, and that means ACTION! Our friend Kate came up with some top jobs for your garden!
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The 2013 Chelsea Flower Show is set to be held from May 21st to the 25th and once again is looking like it's going to be an amazing event.
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If you love flowers and ever find yourself in Hong Kong, you'll want to take a trip to the Hong Kong flower market.
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Sometimes it's better to go green than to go out. These boots are definitely not made for walking - Nancy Sinatra would hate them...
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Most people grow vegetables in their garden or an allotment, Ron Finley grows vegetables in any vacant or neglected area he can find in LA.
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Magda Jurek is a Polish artist and her work involves making the usual, unusual.
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When the Ice Saints have passed, gardeners know it is safe to put their tender plants outside and they won't be killed off by a nasty frost.
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Hay fever? Use herbs from your own garden and you can have an effective herbal medicine for free.
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Mother's Day is celebrated on different days depending on where in the world you live, but most countries celebrate on May 12th.
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Here's a Flower for the coolest Lady in the World: Your Mother.
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The tulip-season is almost over. Hurry to witness this spectacular sight just outside the doors of Amsterdam.
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Gardeners have a complicated relationship with dirt. So we dedicate this image to all the dirt-diggers out there.
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When the weather gets warmer, there's nothing nicer than a cool refreshing ice cream, and home made ice cream is just the best you can get.
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We love this thrifty method to make one bunch of celery last a lifetime.
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Just when we thought winter IS coming, spring surprised us. So let's be nice to her and enjoy the sun.
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Wait! Before you throw away your next pair of rubber gloves think of this little tutorial. It might turn into something fun and creative (and save the live of those poor gloves).
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We've found this beautiful photo by Dr. Kröhn in Lilliput Magazine 1937/1938.
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Check out this green tutorial and create your own personal Hanging Garden of Babylon...
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These are the only bombs that we support: Seedbombs. Throw them and grow them.
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Is it a flower-monster or simply nature? Yedda Morrison draws a fine line between art and artificial.
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A Replay store front with a vertical garden - that's the work of swedish landscape architect Michael Hellgren.
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Flowers are the source of inspiration for French artist Gaëlle Barré.
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Flowers with horns? Drawn on Paper? Wings of flowers on ugly bugs? Don't worry, it's just the fantastic world of Kari Herer. Take a look.
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Giving a whole new meaning to garden furniture by letting your plants grow INSIDE your tables and chairs...
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If you've got a neglected or abandoned planter in your neighbourhood, why not pop out and plant a few pansies in it!
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A trip to Monet's garden really is like stepping into Monet's paintings. With endless colour and the iconic bridges from Monet's most famous paintings.
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Extraordinary tiny scenes taken in ordinary urban environments. This is the world of Slinkachu.
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Happy Easter from all of us. Make sure your shrubs grow thick.
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We miss you so much. Why don't you pay us a visit and spread that lovely mood of yours?
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What happened to you? All we see is grey, some grey and then more grey. We know you can do better.
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Biotopia by Jonas Marguet
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Linnaeus and the dream of order in nature by Helene Schmitz
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Moss graffiti
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Wearable bike planters, 3D-printed
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Fiona Hall - Paradisus Terestris, 1989-90
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Look at the world differently with Vee Speers
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We love the colourful style of this peonies photograph by Terry Richardson.
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Steampunk wedding
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Domsai terrariums by Matteo Cibic
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silene vulgaris
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Karl Blossfeldt - inspired natural photographer
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RAAAWWWWRRR!
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Cherry Blossom by Hannah Lemholt
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When plants reclaim the streets
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The quirky world of Nancy Fouts
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flowers by temp*files
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Growing your own ginger at home
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Ibon Maniar: from a simple cactus to a mountain range
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Cacti and succulents by Qusamura
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A card "He is a Prick"
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Raven Dracula Orchid
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Dandelion puffs in "Calm" - an installation by Regine Ramseier
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Domino Tree by Qiu Zhijie
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Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
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Andrew Zuckerman is working with flowers, in photographs and movies, showing them in a pure, fragile, sometimes alien way. When we first saw his work we got lost in colors, forms, textures and emotions.
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Gardening comes with many side-effects
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Matthias Schade's flowers are "hanging" in the empty room, no soil, no nature, pure as we haven't seem them yet.
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by Anne ten Donkelaar
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Growing food in cities.
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ceramics by otchipotchi
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Jon Shireman's frozen flowers are truly beautiful and inspiring.
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by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth
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by Dolly Parton
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A decorative container for a plant.
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Botanical sculptures
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Play drum beats by touching actual beets.
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by Satoshi Sakurai
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Slow down, it´s cold outside!
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Vases that are meant to be made for and from the flower.
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by Oana Befort
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... often have small beginnings!
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by Pattern People
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by Sono Mocci
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by Sania Pell
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Give root to your love of gardening
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A sunny day in autumn
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Make your own little underwater world with stones and pine branches.
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by Meirav Barzilay
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Wish you all a wonderful time!
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by Bosske
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Flowers and plants - coffee and cake.
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By Emily Hadden
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In the silver moonlight growing ...
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by Pousse créative
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by Neil Barringham
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Best way to start your day!
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Straw, beads and thread.
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Sustainable Decoration for Christmas.
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Everyday different, everyday beautiful!
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Wish someone a Merry Christmas.
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A bit of summer for your window.
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Get homely and collect the last leaves of this fall!
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A step by step lesson by Russell
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