A Postcard From: @dinasdigs
In this spring edition of A Postcard From, Dina McMahon invites us into her greenhouse, a light-filled space where the season slowly begins long before it arrives outdoors.
Let’s talk a little bit about ‘freckles’. Freckles are what we have named the little visible grains of colour that occasionally appear on our natural raw clay pots. But, why do some pots have freckles and some do not? We want to let you in on this topic as we dig a bit deeper into this month’s terracotta fact.
In this spring edition of A Postcard From, Dina McMahon invites us into her greenhouse, a light-filled space where the season slowly begins long before it arrives outdoors.
Tucked away on a historic farmstead north of Stockholm, Swedish creative Anna Kubel lives a life steeped in nature, nostalgia and quiet beauty.
There is a special magic in the untamed. The greenery’s insistence on breaking through cracks and crevices, sprouting between paving stones, and stretching rebelliously toward the light defies our control.
What makes terracotta pots so special? How do they go from raw Tuscan clay to timeless companions for your plants? What defines a high-quality terracotta pot, and how can you tell the difference?
Understand why terracotta pots periodically develop freckles – and get to know the characteristics of our natural ‘summer babies’.
It derives from royalty. It has more than two names. And it is our very first! We want to take you to the roots of our most popular pot – ‘The Københavner Pot’.