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Bonne année!
Happy New Year everyone! You may be thinking we are a little slow off the mark in sending this message out. However, in France it is not...

Gabrielle Stannus
Jan 17, 20192 min read


A rose by any other name
So no, this is not a blog about me and my personal attributes! Rather it is about the flowers, and other things, we saw at this weekend's...

Gabrielle Stannus
Nov 19, 20183 min read


Bringing the outdoors in...
Tired of the same old plant palette being presented for interior plantscapes, I recently went looking for 'new' indoor plants. What I...

Gabrielle Stannus
Nov 13, 20181 min read


Too much light?
Believe it or not, there can be such a thing as too much light for indoor plants. Interior plantscapers are accustomed to receiving...

Gabrielle Stannus
Nov 12, 20181 min read


Gardenfest!
Now I am not normally one for formal English gardens. However, today I was drawn away from our hillside retreat to Entally House, an...

Gabrielle Stannus
Nov 11, 20181 min read


Spring has sprung!
Given our recent absence from the blogosphere, some of you are probably wondering if we had gone back into hibernation. We have been...

Gabrielle Stannus
Nov 9, 20183 min read


Flat chat, flat-packing
Wow, the last fortnight has just flown by! Where has the time gone? We have been busy putting together the final details for our display...

Gabrielle Stannus
Sep 21, 20182 min read


The Container Connection
September is just rushing by! Plans for the upcoming Tamar Sustainable Living Expo are keeping me increasingly busy. However, I have made...

Gabrielle Stannus
Sep 7, 20181 min read


Trendy Terraria
You may disagree with me on the correct way to say the plural of "terrariums". However, you will probably agree that these living gifts...

Gabrielle Stannus
Aug 27, 20181 min read


I won't give up my day job just yet!
Growing medicinal cannabis ... what do we here at Inwardout Studio have to do with that, you may be asking? Are we seeking an alternative...

Gabrielle Stannus
Aug 3, 20181 min read


Blooming Tasmania!
Now before you tell me off for uncouth language, it must be said that Peter Cundall, legendary local gardening guru, is well-known for...

Gabrielle Stannus
Jul 30, 20181 min read


Plastic (not so) fantastic
Why oh why do some 'reputable' garden centres still sell plastic plants? All the scientific evidence points to the indoor air quality and...

Gabrielle Stannus
Jul 20, 20182 min read


What's in a name?
Fancy calling a plant "Super Bum" right?. Well that is what I thought when I first saw the botanical name of the Staghorn Fern in print....

Gabrielle Stannus
Jul 17, 20182 min read


All hail 'l'ail'!
Good news from our little 'prison farm'. The garlic has sprouted! We were a little delayed in actually planting our Allium sativum bulbs....

Gabrielle Stannus
Jul 9, 20182 min read


Going indoors with 'her indoors' at the Melbourne garden show
"Winter is coming!" That is a cry most Game of Thrones fans would be most familiar with. But what does that have to do with indoor...

Gabrielle Stannus
Jun 26, 20181 min read


Who's to judge?
We all like to think that we do not judge others. But sometimes, we have a very good reason to! Recently I had the privilege of judging...

Gabrielle Stannus
Jun 6, 20181 min read


Hello Hobart!
We made a little road trip to #Hobart last week, ostensibly to attend the International Plant Propagators' Society (IPPS) annual...

Gabrielle Stannus
May 30, 20183 min read


Artificial plants? Are you for real?
The title of my latest article for Hort Journal Australia should leave you with no illusions as to my feelings for fake plants. You can...

Gabrielle Stannus
May 22, 20181 min read


Size does not matter
Who said size matters? These days our homes are getting smaller, and not surprisingly, our gardens. So how do you do more with less?...

Gabrielle Stannus
May 3, 20182 min read


Friend not foe: Insects and geckos helping defend the US
How can an insect or a gecko help American defence, you may be asking? And potentially horticulture at the same time? Sceptical? Well, I...

Gabrielle Stannus
Apr 30, 20181 min read
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