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How To Underplant Palms, Bananas, And Tree Ferns For A Lush Tropical Look

The best plants to underplant your big architectural plants like palms, bananas, and tree ferns, and make your tropical-style garden feel like stepping into a slice of the tropics.

Best Exotic-Looking Flowers To Add Colour To A Tropical Inspired Garden In The UK

You don't need to live in a tropical climate to enjoy bold, exotic-looking flowers. With the right choices you can create a garden bursting with colour, texture, and drama right here in the UK.

How To Never Forget A Plant's Name, Story, Or Care Needs Again

Never lose a plant's name, care instructions, or story again. Discover how Petals smart labels help you track and manage your plants with a simple tap.

Tired of Faded Plant Labels? Here's A Smarter Way To Track Your Garden

Tired of faded or lost plant labels? Discover how Petals smart plant tags offer a lasting, digital way to track, organise, and preserve your garden's story.

Our Gardening Must-Haves

These are the gardening tools we reach for time and again, helping us to care for our plants more effectively, and enjoy the growing journey a little more with each passing season.

What Is Petals? What Do You Need? How Do You Order Your First Label?

With Petals, you can quickly build a living digital record of your plants, making it easier to manage your collection over time while also preserving the memories and milestones that make each plant special.

What Is NFC And How Can It Help In The Garden?

You might have seen the term NFC popping up more and more - on payment terminals, smart posters, and even plant labels. But what exactly is NFC, and how can it be used to make gardening easier?

Why Petals Uses Off-The-Shelf Plant Labels And NFC Stickers

Using off-the-shelf NFC labels isn't a shortcut, it's the smart choice. It keeps Petals affordable, durable, and ready for every gardener to start telling their garden's story.

How To Set Up Your First Smart Plant Label

Getting started with Petals is simple. Just follow these steps to connect your smart plant label and begin telling your garden’s story.

7 Reasons to Start Using Smart Plant Tags in Your Garden

Whether you're a keen grower or a casual plant collector, upgrading your labels to digital plant tags can transform how you connect with your garden.

10 Smart Gardening Tools Every Home Grower Should Try

From monitoring soil conditions to documenting plant memories, these smart gardening tools make growing easier, more efficient, and far more satisfying.

5 Garden Apps That Will Change How You Care For Your Plants

From plant identification to documenting your garden's memories, these five standout apps will help you grow with confidence.

8 Ways To Share Your Garden Online (That Aren't Just Instagram)

If you want something a little more personal, creative, or lasting, there are plenty of other ways to share your garden's beauty, progress, and stories with the world.

Can You Use Petals For Community Gardens?

Petals is designed not just for private gardens but for shared spaces too, making it a perfect fit for community gardens, school gardens, and public planting projects.

The Importance Of Recording Where You Buy Your Plants

Recording a plant's place of origin isn't just about keeping tidy records; it's about preserving the moments, memories, and milestones that give your garden its true character.

How To Use Petals Smart Plant Tags To Label Trees, Shrubs, And Larger Plants

Petals offers smart plant labels specifically designed to wrap securely around branches or stems, giving larger plants a lasting, durable digital identity.

Using NFC Stickers To Create Smart Plant Signs For Public Spaces

Using Petals smart NFC stickers, gardens and public spaces can easily create interactive plant signs that bring these living stories to life.

Best Garden Centres In The South West For Tropical Plants

Whether you're after palms, bananas, cannas, agaves, or giant echiums, these are some of the best places to find tropical treasures to take home.

How To Grow Tree Ferns In The UK

With a little careful planting, consistent watering, and winter protection, Dicksonia antarctica can thrive in a UK garden for decades.

Spring Begins In A Tropical Bristol Garden

Although the official start of spring arrived late in March, it has felt like the season has been slowly stirring for some time in our east-facing garden in Bristol.

Surprising UK Spots Where Exotic Plants Thrive

Across the UK, pockets of warmer microclimates and passionate gardeners are bringing tropical vibes to some unexpected places.

Tagging Plants With Smart NFC Plant Tags

I experimented by taking ordinary garden markers and glueing small, circular NFC discs onto them, then developed a custom plant tagging system to allow that has evolved into Petals.

Capturing The Story Behind Every Plant In Your Garden

Two years ago, driven by nostalgia and personal passion, Steve developed the Petals, an innovative smart plant label system that allows gardeners to easily tag plants using weather-resistant labels embedded with NFC technology.