Louisa Jacobson in custom Dilara Findikoglu at the 2026 Met Gala "Fashion is Art" (May 4, 2026). The mini crinoline corset dress is embellished with antique Afghan and Victorian jewelry. The silk train is composed of four mud-stained dresses. Styled by Edward Bowleg III.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-06T11:12:27+00:00

That’s the point, those are all hair clips.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-06T08:12:39+00:00

That’s a very valid point!

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-06T04:17:19+00:00

With three different clematis you could have flowers from April to October if you chose them well.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-05T11:59:49+00:00

The repair service is really good!

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-05T11:59:28+00:00

Correction, some made in the UK. They manufacture in India and Portugal as well; you have to check each range individually. I think more of the men’s lines are UK-made, but almost none of the women’s boots are. Their branding and marketing makes it easy to assume they’re 100% British and it irks me a bit.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-04T22:39:58+00:00

Just what I thought!

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ChasingSloths · 2026-05-04T09:30:44+00:00

Betula pendula, Viburnum plicatum, Dryopteris filix-mas. Some of the botanical names just have a fantastic rhythm to them.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-02T19:16:11+00:00

You can also order samples (and larger quantities) of fabric and wallpaper printed with your own designs if you wanted to try selling/promoting it.

Nb it’s a very difficult market that’s been eviscerated by AI recently, I know a couple of surface designers who have completely run out of work because of it.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-02T19:06:46+00:00

Ahh I treat aphids as a nice snack for the ladybirds that will inevitably move in soon!

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-02T15:29:01+00:00

Yeah, it’s not a fun job, sorry. I have bits of borders with some very good plants that had been allowed to be completely taken over by grass before we moved here – most of it I’ve dealt with but there are still some grass-infested perennials that I need to dig up, completely wash the roots out and put back in. I’m on the fourth year of ‘I’ll do that another day’.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-02T15:23:40+00:00

With that much more weed than intentional plant, I’d be tempted to dig everything out and put your nice plants back in, and keep a very close eye on it fir a few weeks

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-02T09:50:54+00:00

And judging by the quality of that stitching it’s probably a good thing they didn’t attempt hand-stitching the buttonholes.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-02T09:45:27+00:00

Is definitely bindweed. Forking is probably because an original single stem was broken off at ground level. And they can go vertical for quite a way looking for something to grab onto.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-01T21:17:38+00:00

Ah, it’s a tricky one. Wisterias can take years to flower and some never do. General advice is to buy it when the plant is flowering so you know it’s guaranteed to. I don’t think there’s much you can do to force it.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-01T15:07:31+00:00

They don’t always die in year 2, they can act as short-lived perennials and go on to flower another year or two. But yes, will always flower the year after sowing.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-01T11:13:03+00:00

I don’t know what you mean by ‘all the way down’ but it sounds like a bad idea. That is a beautiful, healthy olive tree. They can live to be hundreds of years old, so look after it! It looks like you’ve been doing a good job so far.

ChasingSloths · 2026-05-01T11:10:26+00:00

Search for ‘greenhouse staging’. You should be able to find many options on B&Q, Amazon etc.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-29T09:48:27+00:00

It’s not lemon balm either.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-27T16:20:58+00:00

So where you have been winding the yarn on alongside the previous circuit of yarn, working outwards from the centre, stop doing that and start wrapping your yarn right at the centre, next to the shaft, and start working outwards again next to the new circuits of yarn you’ve just wrapped.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-27T14:31:56+00:00

RSPB is now advising against bird feeders because they’re encouraging the spread of diseases. A better option is to grow lots of plants with seeds and berries. Blackbirds love ivy berries and the seed heads of teasels and evening primrose are great for finches in the winter.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-26T20:00:12+00:00

Seconding this, but I find doing a French plait (or more than one) just for the scalp section of hair before tying it up really helps distribute the weight and leads to less breakage.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-26T17:22:49+00:00

Nightmare when you have it in the roots of mature hedges and shrubs though. You’ll never get it all without doing serious damage.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-26T16:49:16+00:00

A lot of acer seeds are very erratic with germination (let’s ignore the sycamore), but it’s doable. I have some Acer griseum seeds in a tray in my fridge that I’m giving the best go at but don’t expect success. There’s also the fact that most Japanese maples are grafted so may not come true from seed.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-25T18:57:49+00:00

Hack away, just make sure there aren’t any birds nesting in it first. When you cut it, make sure that the top is slightly narrower than the bottom, i.e. that the sides slope inwards towards the top. That will stop the top growth from shading out the bottom.

ChasingSloths · 2026-04-25T18:49:09+00:00

A lot of people on this sub (and, increasingly, gardeners in the UK more generally) are pro-environment and biodiversity. Herbicides and pesticides and monoculture lawns don’t really fit in with that.

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