It's finally December and the year is coming to a close. The days are shorter and the air is cool and crisp, and the countdown to Christmas has begun! Although it's cold outside and the winter garden appears to be a work in progress, there are still many jobs to keep you busy in your garden in preparation for the sunnier seasons ahead. In this month's collection, we have chosen hardy perennials that require minimal winter protection. Many have evergreen foliage that lasts through the bleak winter months, holding your garden together until spring returns with her eruption of new...

We are excited to introduce you to our brand new Seasonal outdoor plant collection. This collection focuses on beautiful early summer plants that are easy to grow, provide bags of beautiful colour, and will thrive throughout the summer. From this point onward, all Lazy Flora Outdoor plant collections will include a selection of plants that are good for pollinators, and which provide much-needed energy sources for bees, butterflies and other insects. Bee and pollinator populations are in decline, in part due to reduction in habitats and availability of flowering plants. By planting pollinator plants in your garden, you're doing your...

We've come around to that time of year again when all plans lead to the Christmas holidays and home and garden decor leads the way. The plants in this collection are the toughest we can find at this time of year, and will ensure you have beautiful colour and life in your outdoor space, when seemingly everything else is dying back or dormant.  Here are the plants that make up our 2018 Winter Holiday outdoor plant collection. Use this guide to identify your plants. This is a full list of the plants that are included in the collection. The plants...

I am literally bursting with excitement to reveal to you the plants that make up our Summer Cocktails plant collections. If you fancy yourself as a bit of a gin expert, cocktails fan, or willing taster, there are so many goodies included in this collection of plants that you can add to delicious summer cocktails as key ingredients, beautiful garnishes, or as showstopping summer party centrepieces. We've even put together a few summer cocktail ideas that you might like to try.  [Ahem. Public service announcement.] Before we get started, an important note about eating plants The plants we've listed here...

If you have been paying careful attention to the Lazy Flora’s social media channels lately, you’ll have seen that our forthcoming early summer plant collection has been inspired by chartered psychologist and all-round wellness expert Suzy Reading’s first book The Self-Care Revolution. I first heard of Suzy through listening to The Guide to Growth podcast last summer, and I instantly fell in love with her teachings. When her book came out at the end of 2017, I polished it off in one sitting. So when I knew we were planning to do a Happiness themed box at this time of...