It’s still cold outside but the snow has gone from most areas, which means that your garden requires your attention as part of a spring makeover. Follow these tips for horticultural chic, indoors and out.
House plants, for so long seen as outdated, are a growing trend thanks to social media, where people are sharing images of cacti and aloe vera. Sales of cacti are up 18 per cent at Wyevale garden centres, spurred by demand from millennials who want to personalise a small space in a shared flat.
The passion for house plants is even creeping into literature. I have just read the bestseller Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, winner of the 2017 Costa first novel award. The socially awkward heroine’s best friend