The people behind MossCuttings
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Emory Blake Lead writer
Eight years writing gardening features, against treating plants as decor. he keeps them alive first, then beautiful.
- Shade levels for summer: out of the misconceptions
- Autumn feeding priorities: key points and exceptions
- Supplementary winter light: an honest three-month record
- Refreshing soil annually: key points and exceptions
- Securing plants before a storm: an honest three-month record
- Fixing a stretched plant: key points and exceptions
- Choosing pot material: breaking the problem apart
- Treating pests and rot: why it keeps failing
Willa Farrow Contributing editor
Landscape design background in small spaces. she flags light and weight limits inside when to take cuttings.
- The year at a glance: what you only learn by doing
- Watering frequency in heat: out of the misconceptions
- What to sow in autumn: key points and exceptions
- Protecting against late frost: key points and exceptions
- Helping plants recover after flowering: the few lines you need
- When to take cuttings: it isn't actually complicated
- Why top dressing helps: when to change approach
- Managing the settling-in period: a cheaper route
Delphine Roux Staff writer
Former nursery and flower-shop work, familiar with how varieties behave. she focuses on choosing and timing.
- When to repot in spring: when to change approach
- Ventilation in the rainy season: what you only learn by doing
- When to bring plants in: for a first attempt
- Flowering seasons by species: key points and exceptions
- Disease in wet weeks: key points and exceptions
- How leaf propagation works: when to change approach
- Splitting a clump: out of the misconceptions
- Watering methods compared: out of the misconceptions
Curtis Vale Regular contributor
Twelve years growing on balconies, with more failures than successes. he writes only what has been tested at home.
- The order of spring pruning: it isn't actually complicated
- Recognising heat dormancy: the few lines you need
- The winter temperature line: breaking the problem apart
- Handling leaf drop: why it keeps failing
- Moisture in dry spells: what you only learn by doing
- How often to repot: out of the misconceptions
- What brings out colour: what you only learn by doing
- The risk of open-air growing: breaking the problem apart