How to Grow an Avocado tree....

Avocado tree via Flickr

Who doesn't love Avocado? Sliced on toast with ripe vine tomatoes, a little lemon juice and salt... Mmmmmm, Heaven!! I eat so many of these a week and the Pod goes straight into the compost, but I have a jar, some cocktail sticks and just found some instructions to grow my own tree.

I have been told that I probably wont get any avocado from it, but it is worth a go, and they are pretty trees...

Here are the directions I will be following, if anyone has any handy pointers please comment below.

Directions:

• Wash all the flesh off the pit, pat dry and set aside for a couple days.
• After the drying time, remove the skin and insert 3 toothpicks 1/2″ deep into the pit equally distant from each other around the fattest part (circumference).
• Suspend in a dark glass (pointy side up) with the toothpicks resting on the rim of the glass.
• Fill the glass with water until the bottom 1/3 of the pit is submerged.
• Place glass in a sunny spot. Change water every two days so there’s fresh water instead of stagnant.
• Once you have a 6 inch stem with a couple leaves (this will take several weeks), cut the stem down to 3 inches.
• Wait several more weeks until you have a few stems with leaves, you’re then ready to plant. The roots should now be about 2″ long.
• Taking a 10″ diameter pot, fill with good, well draining potting soil (sandy mix works great). Removing the toothpicks, plant the pit roots down (pointy end and stems up), the top of it should be level with the soil surface.
• When soil is dry, water. Feed regularly with houseplant food once or twice a month.
• If the leaves turn yellow, you’re watering it too much. If leaves turn brown, you’re not watering enough. If it looks sickly, make sure you’re feeding it.
• If you want a bushy tree, pinch the leaves after it grows every 6 inches.
• Can be left outside during the summer months.

Directions from TipNUt

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Kitchens with big windows

Greenhouse Kitchen : What I would do for this!!!

Kitchen: Big windows, eclectic tiles and pots and pans

Earthship kitchen: Okay I posted this a couple of days ago but it is so beautiful

Greenhouse kitchen/ utility room

When I was 14 I had a friend called Charlotte who had a kitchen with a greenhouse type glass roof. Ever since I first saw that kitchen I have been obsessed with the idea of building and designing my own. Plenty of sunlight, mismatched kitchen surfaces and over looking a beautiful garden..... well I can dream...

Hope you are all having a great week, dont forget to enter the Wild Unknown Tarot Card give away, over 300 entires so far.....The winner will be drawn tomorrow... good luck

xx Gabi xx

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Small garden? ...Pot those plants...

Houseplants on a window

Bohemian Small garden:Terrecotta Pots 

succulents

POtted plant via Mwilliems on Flickr

Houseplants and Moroccan pouffe

PLantlife: Inside and outside my house via Instagram

Small garden at my favourite Nepalese restaurant: Yak Yeti Yak in Bath :instagram

Perfect for a small garden, a windowsill or a tiny corner, got to love those Potted plants!

My new home has a pretty small garden with a tiny amount of grass so I have decided to go the potted plant root for my jungle garden theme. I have just brought myself a Casteroil plant for my garden and I am so in love with him. I have wanted one for so long. Next a Rhus...

.... Got this song on repeat...

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Fabulous Darling! The home of Emma Summerton...

The fabulous London home of fashion Photographer Emma Summerton

Bohemian home: The home of fashion photographer Emma Summerton

At home with fashion photographer Emma Summerton

This is the home of fashion photographer Emma Summerton. I would just love to hang out and play dress up. This home is simply Fabulous....

All images are from my latest blog find Tales of Endearment

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Beautiful Bohemian Sitting rooms.....

I love this warm and inviting lodge sitting room. I could snuggle up and read here all day.

Stunning combination of Turquoise couch, Vintage Suzani cushions and a wall rug via the decorista

Crotchet, Lace, Kilim and plants what's not to love? Via Bohemian homes

Photo by Angus Ferguson, via Desire to Inspire

Plenty of cushions,  large ethnic rugs, plants and a bookcase bursting at the seams, my idea of a perfect siting room! The top one is my favourite I love wooden homes and leather furniture.

I have had lots of emails asking where to buy home wears, I though rather than produce a list I thought I would try and put together some little themed purchases after some of the posts with a variety of shops and price ranges, hopefully there will be something for all budgets. If there is anything you would like me to seek out drop me an email  moontomoon@live.co.uk

 p.s You will have to excuse my photoshop skills, I will try and brush up my skills (you would never believe I did a photography degree would you?)

1) Aborg Rug from Ikea

2) Egyptian Moroccan Mother Of Pearl Table from a selection by Gouda78 on ebay

3) This fabulous Vintage Suzani cushion is from a selection on etsy, this particular one is from YASTK

4) A personal favourite, this Giant Leather Pouffe is available on Moon to Moon Favourite Bohemia

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Score and Solder Terrarium and planters...

Stunning handmade Terrarium from Score and Solder

Handmade terrariums from Score and Solder

Handmade Terrariums from Score and Solder

I love the hanging Terrariums and the crystal hanging from the one on the right

About 3 months ago I forgot to bid on a beautiful terrarium on ebay and have been so annoyed with myself ever since. I have been collecting a few images on my pinterest account for a while now and although I was looking for a vintage bargain I have fallen in Love with these beautiful Terrarium and planters from Canadian Terrarium maker Score and Solder. I have totally fallen for the suspended teardrop (below) and am so tempted to splash out and buy myself one as a moving in present.

Score and Solder Terrarium - Image from Wit and Whistle

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In the white room ....

Moroccan interior idea from source

From Woodstock handmade homes

Beautiful white interior with plenty of light : Leslie Williamson

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Rock and roll : bleedgold

Plenty of light in this loft apartment Prism of threads

old chum

I come from family that growing up were in love with wallpaper. Usually Laura ashley, William Morris and Sanderson prints. Not just in one room, but every room had its own print complete with matching curtains, trimmings, tie backs, cushions and bed covers. The wall paper was usually eccentric and opulent and suits my parents perfectly, they would not have been happy with magnolia.

For me though, living in rented accommodation for the last 12 years, I have come to long for white walls. My new house has a hideous feature wall in brown, that is made worse by the wardrobe shaped blue square on one side (soooooo Lazy!) that i will have to paint over. With white you can always spruce it up with Mexican throws, artwork, bookcases or cushions and the all important Houseplant. Even my parents are now starting to play it a little more "safe".

What do you guys think, are you confident with wallpaper or playing it safe with white?

xxx Gabi xxx

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