THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Today brings to an end National Nurseries Week, a week showcasing some of the best British nurseries. (The picture above …
Vulnerability
We have spoken of how gardening can teach us about having the confidence to fail, and we would like to continue to explore these themes. Because gardening can be the catalyst for something even stronger – the ability to be vulnerable. Every time a designer expresses their idea to a client, they open themselves to ridicule. But this is the job of the professional designer, to express what could be. Or those people who work so hard to open up their gardens to visitors in order to raise money for charity. They are doing the same thing, expressing the ideas they have about …
3 More Nurseries to Tell You About…
A s we have already blogged about, this week is National Nurseries Week. So here are three more nurseries you should get to know because they are knowledgeable and grow great plants. 1) Margery Fish Plant Nursery, Somerset Established by Margery Fish in the 1950’s, go here if you are a galanthophile or a lover of cottage garden plants. 2) Glendoick, Perth Still growing over 80% of their stock in nursery beds, this is THE nursery to go to if you want azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias. 3) Spring Reach Nursery, Surrey They are not a garden centre – do not …
The Confidence to Fail
Gardening teaches you to have the confidence to fail. The cyclical nature of the four seasons forces you to be this way. One year goes badly, but no matter, next year you come back and try again. It is a valuable lesson to learn for so many areas of life – how to make money, how to enjoy relationships, how to be better at your job – start it, don’t judge or demean your efforts halfway through, reflect at the end how it has gone… then get ready to start again. The confidence to fail, again and again and again. An attitude worth cultivating …