Summer in the Emirates is no joke. One minute you’re admiring your balcony plants, the next they look...
When the desert sun beats down and everything feels a bit too beige, there’s something magical about coming...
When the desert heat starts pressing against your windows and everything outside looks a bit too golden and...
When you live in the Emirates, keeping houseplants alive sometimes feels like a full-time job. The blistering summers,...
Packing your bags for a holiday should feel exciting, not stressful. Yet anyone with a garden in the...
There’s something slightly mad about craving lush, tropical greenery when you live in one of the hottest places...
There’s nothing quite like the relief of proper shade when you’re living in the UAE. The sun here...
When your fiddle leaf fig starts looking a bit sorry for itself in your Dubai apartment, the first...
If you’ve ever stood in your Dubai garden wondering whether you could actually grow something that produces proper...
Gardening in the Emirates feels a bit like trying to keep ice cream frozen under the midday sun....
When I first moved into my tiny flat in Dubai, the walls felt like they were closing in....
When I first moved to the Emirates, the idea of growing anything green seemed almost laughable. The sand,...
Living in the Emirates often feels like you’re running on fast-forward. Between early morning meetings in Dubai, school...
When the desert sun beats down and everyone else is complaining about the heat, there’s something quietly rebellious...
In the Emirates, where the air outside is bone-dry and the aircon inside sucks every drop of moisture...
When the sun in Dubai feels like it’s trying to cook everything in sight, a good layer of...
When you’re trying to keep houseplants alive in the middle of the desert, the wrong soil can end...
When I first moved to Dubai, I made the classic mistake of trying to grow English lavender in...
When the summer heat in Dubai feels like it’s trying to cook you alive, the idea of spending...
Living in the Emirates, you quickly realise that gardening here isn’t quite the peaceful hobby it is back...
When you first move to the Emirates, the idea of having a proper garden can feel slightly mad....
Finding the perfect present in the Emirates can sometimes feel like a proper mission, can’t it? Between the...
When I first moved to the Emirates, I genuinely thought any tree would survive if you just gave...
When I first moved to Dubai, I genuinely thought I could just stick some plants in the ground...
When you spend most of your time in air-conditioned rooms across Dubai or Abu Dhabi, the air can...
When you step into a properly greened office in the Emirates, you just feel it. The air seems...
If you’ve ever woken up in Dubai to find your balcony garden looking like it’s been lightly dusted...
When the desert sun is doing its worst and your flat feels more like a minimalist concrete box...
When the sun beats down on concrete and sand, it’s easy to think nothing green could ever thrive...
Packing your bags for a proper holiday but worried about your garden turning into a crispy memory? In...
When I first landed in Dubai, the idea of keeping anything alive besides myself and my phone seemed...
Living in the UAE often means making peace with smaller living spaces, especially if you’re in one of...
When you step into most offices in Dubai, it’s the same story. Glass, steel, perfect air conditioning, and...
Living in the Emirates you quickly realise that the weather doesn’t just mess with your hair, it also...
When the summer heat in the Emirates starts to feel like it’s never going to end, there’s something...
When the temperature climbs past 45°C and the sand feels like it’s trying to swallow your backyard, mulching...
When I first moved to Dubai I kept seeing these curious trees with twisted branches and pods that...
When the desert sun beats down and everything seems a bit too beige, there’s nothing quite like a...
When you’re standing in our nursery in Dubai or scrolling through the site late at night, the same...
When the temperature hits 48°C and your garden starts looking more like a crisp than a paradise, you...
When you step through the front door after a long day in the Dubai heat, the last thing...
When the temperature climbs past 48°C and the sand starts dancing in the wind, most plants throw in...
When you first move to Dubai, the heat hits you like a wall. By June it feels like...
If you’ve noticed tiny speckled leaves and those tell-tale fine webs appearing on your monstera or fiddle leaf...
When the Dubai sun starts hammering down by 11am, most people instinctively look for shade. Your office terrace...
When I first moved to Dubai, the idea of keeping anything alive besides myself and my phone seemed...
When you first step into the world of PrettyPlants, it doesn’t feel like walking into a business. It...
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched perfectly decent plants slowly give up the ghost on...
When the desert heat starts pressing against your windows and every corner of your villa or apartment feels...
When the summer temperatures in the Emirates start climbing again, many of us look at our gardens and...
When you live in the UAE, bringing a bit of green into your space feels almost rebellious against...
When you walk into a office that just feels right, it’s rarely an accident. More often than not,...
When you first arrive at a serious villa in Emirates Hills or Palm Jumeirah, it’s the garden that...
When the summer temperatures in Dubai hit 48 degrees, most gardens start looking a bit sorry for themselves....
When I first moved to Dubai, the idea of growing anything green seemed laughable. Between the blazing heat,...
Starting a garden in the Emirates can feel a bit overwhelming at first. The heat, the dust, the...
Creating green spaces in schools and nurseries across the Emirates isn’t just about making things look nicer. In...
When you’re standing in our nursery in Dubai or scrolling the site at 1am with a coffee in...
When you first walk into a PrettyPlants showroom in Dubai, it feels less like a shop and more...
When I first moved to Dubai, I genuinely thought gardening was a lost cause. Fifty degrees in the...