THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Want a child friendly garden? Don’t know where to start? As many of our friends are now having children, we …
Low Maintenance Garden Ideas
Here are some low maintenance garden ideas for busy people… 1) Design well. For example, don’t do this… Or this… You will spend an age having to drag the mower around awkward corners (straining your back and shoulders while you do so) and then having to strim against walls where the mower blades don’t reach… or worse yet, you leave the grassy tufts, just like in the picture above (and we often see this when we go and meet a client.) Cutting the grass is the most time-consuming and labour intensive job of the summer. Remove all that grief and get yourself …
Gardening Jobs in June
What are the gardening jobs in June? Here are a few of the things we are looking at around the garden… (and if that’s not enough, then for a simple, easy to digest guide, see Alan’s book below…) Cut back any perennials that are going over (poppies for example) and thin the stems of plants like euphorbia (please wear gloves when you do this, as when the stems break they exude a milky sap that can irritate your skin.) Mow and edge the lawn every week (but think about some labour saving alternatives…) Stake anything you have forgotten to stake. Tie in your sweetpeas – and …
Front Garden Design
How do you create a front garden design that has everything – space to park and turn the car around, flowers that bloom all year and walls or hedges to provide privacy? Well, it is not easy. Most new houses we have worked on are orientated so that the back of the house is facing south, to get the most sun. This is a great idea, but it then creates a cold, dark environment on the opposite side of the house where you enter. Not so pleasant. The most important decision to make is being clear on what you want …