Drinks
Rose petal lemonade
Using the petals from the bottom of the vase, nothing goes to waste.
10 Jul 2025
Ochre room
The slow hours between the flowers
Recipes from the kitchen. Notes from the garden. Decor experiments gone right (and occasionally wrong). This is the room where we potter about.
Latest from the journal
Slow Hobbies
Pressing flowers: a beginner’s guide
You don’t need a flower press or any special equipment to start pressing flowers. Heavy books, a bit of patience, and an eye for which blooms dry flat — that’s genuinely all it takes.
6 min read
12 Aug 2025
Kitchen
Recipes
Kitchen
DIY herbal tea blend
Dried chamomile, mint, and hibiscus from the garden in a tin you'll reach for every day.
22 Jun 2025
Home
Decor
The dried shelf: a beginner’s edit
How to build a styled shelf using dried arrangements without it looking fusty.
5 Aug 2025
Three bud vases better than one
On the art of grouping small vases so they feel intentional, not random.
17 Jul 2025
Pressed flower art: a DIY frame
Step by step: how to make your own pressed flower art to hang or gift.
3 Jul 2025
Outside
Gardening
What’s in bloom this month
A monthly look at what’s flowering and what to look forward to.
5 Aug 2025
Starting a cutting garden on a balcony
You don’t need soil to grow flowers. A few pots, a south-facing wall, and patience.
19 Jun 2025
Five seeds worth sowing this season
Easy, rewarding, and all suitable for Indian climates.
1 Jun 2025
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