emmalovesretro

emmalovesretro on the Alan Titchmarsh show

Cheese plants are my favourite plant, partly because of the seventies connection and also because they're the only ones that don't swiftly die when brought into my house!

I used a cheese plant leaf design for this lovely appliqued felt wall hanging that graced the wall in the background of the Alan Titchmarsh Show on Friday (3rd Feb). See the show online here. I hand stitched it all using a chunky blanket stitch in contrasting embroidery thread. 

It was a one off, but I take commissions! Find more info on my website here.

Green Fingers

I've not really got green fingers, cheese plants are about my only horticultural success, but I fancied growing my own veg, so a couple of months ago I ordered a mini vegetable garden from Rocket gardens, who grow the seedlings organically in Cornwall and post them to you. 

This week my garden arrived! My neighbours must've thought I was bonkers, it took me until midnight to plant out most of them into pots and grown bags. But now I've got my own supply of salad leaves, herbs, beetroot and spinach to last me the summer. All provided I don't manage to kill them off before they get going!

http://www.rocketgardens.co.uk/

Imported from a post posted on Sunday 26th April 2009