I don't know about you but my Pinterest account is my go-to resource for sorting my favorite recipes, interiors, quotes, and fashion loves. One such board keepsakes my favorite people, past and present, who have inspired me in one way or another. I call the board "Icons". Here Joseph Conrad, Helen Frankenthaler, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ware Porter exist side by side in my athenaeum of heroes. Cath Kidston, the English homewares designer, is a recent serious crush. Known for her playful florals and dots, Kidston grew her business to include over 100 stores and was a go-to for the fun-loving British consumer. Recently she sold her business and exchanged the hustle and bustle of a thriving business for country life. Her vintage-inspired prints offered so much joie de vivre for so many people for so long.
I recently came across her "story " on a blog called The Bible of British Taste. Country life for Cath Kidston involves chickens and dogs, an old house, art hung "higgledy piggledy" and an exceptionally extensive collection of porcelain and wicker cachepots which she uses to showcase her beloved geraniums.
Below you can see an almost maniacal obsession for cachepots of every type stored in her home. These cachepots are sprinkled around her house and are used as receptacles for her growing geranium house plants collection.
You don't have to own a charming and bespoke greenhouse to propagate geraniums. It only takes a few you tube videos to learn the art of rooting hardy plants like these. And any sunny window will do. Below you can see I started my own geranium "farm" in pretty vintage bottles and snifters. This is something anyone can do.
I love the delicate porcelain containers Cath Kidston pairs with these sturdy, practical plants in different varietals like the five-hand vase above.
Our garden planter above is a unique garden-like accent and would be a perfect fit for geranium all winter long. As for unique cachepots, we offer a nice assortment that people use for corralling odds and ends but their true value is in hiding unsightly plastic plant pots. That being said, I'm sure there are plenty of options around your own house that will add some charm. I love using silver bowls as containers for these rustic florals. Baskets are also a great option. Old terra cotta pots can be bought for a steal but remember to use a porcelain plate to avoid water seepage. Orchids are probably the number one plant I see our cachepots holding but why not try your hand at a geranium "farm" yourself or root some begonias? The possibilities are endless and I hope to winter several of these so I can enjoy them year round.
