At a garden and plant fair here in the Ardèche this spring I met a cactus grower that had a beautiful stand with all kinds of rare cacti, succulents and caudex. It was super busy at the stand and they told me it was possible to visit their nursery in… Saint Marcel d’Ardèche. Which is Read article…
The order of all the projects in and around the house doesn’t probably make a lot of sense when you’re not actually here, but today I want to show you one of our summer projects that we just finished: the garden barn! On our lot there are several buildings, like this large barn that used Read article…
Whether it is for one night, a few days or an entire summer: having a guestroom is such a luxury and is particularly practical when family and friends live far away. Our guestroom has gone through a few updates in the past six months since we moved here. In the first months we couldn’t welcome Read article…
They’re finally here! The new “Plant Collectors” by publishers of design products VIJ5 are now available! At the end of last year, VIJ5 co-founder Anieke showed me a preview of the new cylinder plant pots that she designed with her VIJ5 co-founder Arjan. They are made of aluminium and coated with a special textured powder coating, Read article…
As this was such a special project to work on for Urban Jungle Bloggers, I’m also posting it here. Welcome to our planty hallway! We are firm believers in the positive power of plants – plants help us relax, but they also help us to focus, get more creative, and find inspiration. In our book PLANT TRIBE we have Read article…
Thrifting, second hand shopping, fleamarkets, vide-greniers, brocante markets, garage sales, vide-maison, antique shopping, braderies…. or junkhunting as I like to call it. The joy of browsing through other people’s stuff, whether it’s nearly new, vintage or just plain old, and hearing the Stories behind the objects and negotiating the price. For as long as I Read article…
Do you ever bring your houseplants outside? In our previous home I never did that, it was too much of a hassle, the cacti were already in full sun in front of the 3m high bay windows. But now that we have a terrace and a garden, we have space to let them enjoy the Read article…
One of the things that I didn’t immediately realize when we moved here, is that we now have a real garden. I know, it’s hard to overlook a 2.4ha / 6 acres land, but having a real garden that needs to be taken care of, is a new concept to me. Of course it’s hard Read article…
Because this was such a fun project to work on for Urban Jungle Bloggers, I’m also posting it here: join me for a virtual trip to South Africa: While there is hope and optimism on the horizon as the easing of lockdown approaches, there’s still uncertainty about the possibility of travelling abroad this year. According Read article…
Two rooms in the new home were “high priority” on the wall-color list: the kitchen, which you may have seen yesterday, as well as our bedroom. Most of the important rooms, like the kitchen, home office and living room are on the sunny side of the house, and are bright and get a lot of Read article…
