I've had a request for an update video of my very poorly Phalaenopsis orchid.
Orchid update - click the video at the bottom of this post
The story so far...
It was starting to struggle to stay hydrated, and only managed one flower this year, so I decided to repot. The roots were officially awful, rotten, mouldy and I ended up removing most of them, cleaning what was left with Isopropyl Alcohol and repotting in a clean pot with fresh medium watch that video here
Then I had a message from E-Coco Products UK, who had seen the vidoe and felt they had a product that might help cure the root rot. So I filmed another video which you can see here,
Three and a half months later, it's time to see if there is any hope for this orchid, are there any roots left in that soil?
Come and find out with me, keep your fingers crossed!
This week's video is a celebration of Easter and Spring.
I've used a 2nd hand tea set, some adorable little viola and poached egg colour primula, teamed with neutral linen napkins folded into bunny rabbit shapes, and my Gisella Graham Chicken doorstop.
Time for a cute Easter Tea Party
These easy decoration ideas are inexpensive and so easy to do. Use all of them for a fun Easter Tea Party, or pick elements for a cute shabby chic table setting. Check out my YouTube video below for how I put it all together.
Viola in a china sugar bowl with pretty tea time treats
Napkins folded into bunnies with viola and primula plants
Well I've been uploading videos to YouTube, at the weekend, for the last 18 months now, and today is the day I launch a new midweek series called "Plant of the Week"
I'll be sharing facts about a different plant every week, some that I grow in my own garden, and some I will have to go searching for. There'll be ornamental plants, vegetables, fruit, fungi and trees too
So please join me, 7pm GMT today, and if you have any plants you'd like me to talk about in future videos, be sure to leave me a comment here, or on the Plant of the Week videos on YouTube 💜
My epic Fairy Garden build is complete. I'm so proud of how it turned out, and I really want to share the video with you, plus some bonus photographs.
Materials and supplier lists are in the description bar of each video so do go and check those out too.
You enter the garden through an ornate bronze archway
The two bowls side by side create a flowing Fairy Garden
The handmade woven-panel screen provides a backdrop to the garden border
If you watch Part 1 of 2 you'll see me talk about the arch, screen, fence and cottage that I hand made specifically for this garden. Part 2 shows it all coming together, the creation of the patio and paths, and discusses all the plants I use.
Who'd have thought two years ago that my little wisp of fluff, Daisy Doo would turn into such a magnificent creature.
When we first saw her, we had no idea quite how her crazy coat would grow, or what a wonderful peacekeeper she would grow up to be, we just knew we needed her to be part of our lives.
Daisy when she first arrived with us at 8 weeks old
She was so small she was dwarfed by even the tiniest of bowls
She clung to Molly Mumma, who was such a gentle spirit
You're a super-special girl Daisy Doo, and we love you bucketloads.
Come and join Daisy and the herd at Daisy's 2nd birthday party
In this week's video we are asking one of life's biggest questions...well, maybe. Could Nature's Gift from E-Coco Products solve my root fungus problems. I don't know, but they've sent it to me to try, so I'm prepared to unpot this poor orchid all over again.
Come and see what's going on in the surprise update video.
Enjoy!
Love
Rebecca xx
**Disclaimer - this is not a Paid For promotion, or Sponsored post in any way, the product was sent to me to try, with no expectation that I would make content about it.**
We'd be crazy to think that Winter is over and Spring is on the way, this week in the UK we're expecting sleet, snow and temperatures barely above freezing. However it is possible to get some seeds sown right now, lets get going with some leeks for the Square Foot Garden.
In this video we're sowing Sutton Seeds Leek Lyon Prizetaker. One packet contains on average 300 seeds for just £1.55 (that's less than 1 penny per leek!), as opposed to approximately £2.50 for 1 kilo of loose leeks from the supermarket, and money can't buy the fun involved in growing your own fruit and vegetables.
So here we go, the first in a back-to basics guide to grow your own.
Hi everyone,
This week's video is an update of my lovely Phalaenopsis orchid collection. 9 out of 11 are flowering right now, but one of them is not doing so well, so I give it an emergency repotting after discovering mould on the root system!
Well this week's video is a leap of faith for me, trying to tame my new Syrian hamster Charlie - I haven't tried to hold a hamster since I was a teenager - the fear of pain is real 😅
Be prepared for super-cute footage of both Charlie, and Bertie my Winter White Russian Dwarf hamster 😊🐹🐹
Hi there!
Despite the expression on my face, I was really pleased with this week's video. It was 2 degrees C and I was lying on the ground, but I was getting a really important garden job done - winter pruning my Hellebores.
Flick back through the blog posts and you'll see how much I love and treasure these wonderful winter/spring flowering perennials. They are usually the very first splash of colour for the year, they hold their heads shyly and have to be tilted skywards to be appreciated, they provide some of the first forage for early pollinators and they are very undemanding.
This is a really quick video, so strap in and enjoy 😊
Hi everyone,
I'm well behind with posting my YouTube videos here on the blog. If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram then you know that my father has been very unwell, so we've been making a lot of hospital visits to see him.
In this video I'm planting up the hay rack baskets that sit under my craftroom window. I wanted to refresh them with some Autumn/Winter colour, and I must say, I'm very pleased with the results.
In this week's YouTube video I had some spooktacular fun with the Guinea Pigs, did a spot of pumpkin carving and get very messy indeed.
I hope you enjoy watching this hauntingly good video as much as we enjoyed making it 😉😼😆
Goodness me it's busy at the moment. I had an operation, the garden has gone a bit wild, we've lost and gained pets, I've been preparing for craft fairs, and so much more...
I will write a 'proper' blogpost soon, but for now here's my latest YouTube video where I pretty-up the patio outside our lovely blue summerhouse with some Autumn flowering plants -it's the only time you'll see red and orange in my garden! 😉
This was shot on a very warm day, the sun was really strong and I was struggling with light/shadows and seeing the viewfinder...at least the planters look pretty 😊
This week's YouTube video is a timely makeover for George the Dragon's Miniture Garden. It was looking a bit sunken and a bit shaggy. Watch how I divide the plants and rejuvenate the garden.
Enjoy
Rebecca xx
This week's video marks my 1 Year Anniversary as a YouTuber, and features a fun Tuscan feel Fairy Garden made from broken and repurposed things.
Enjoy
Rebecca xx
