THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Father’s Day Gifts 2014
In several categories – see which one you think he would like the most and get it delivered by the weekend! All are …
Boys Toys, Chelmsford, June 15th
Why are you running about trying to get your father a present for this Sunday? Don’t work so hard! Get him a ticket to Boys Toys at Hylands Park instead… Though lower down this post we offer a few other ideas… tools. BBQ stuff. World Cup bunting to decorate your garden… all the cliches. Having said that, some tools are great, like this one Okatsune 217 Hedge Shears Boys Toys 2014 at Hylands Park in Chelmsford might not seem like Modern Mint’s normal modus operandi – we normally eschew extreme stunts, helicopter flights and monster truck rides for a gentler way of …
Organic Topiary
Organic Topiary A Modern Twist on Traditional Shapes We are specialists in pruning. So you won’t end up with this… Wisterias Hedges Roses Parterres Fruit trees Vines Shrubs Traditional Topiary Architectural Plants Please contact us for a chat about how we can help… Or for more on pruning and organic topiary: (This book by the pruning king Jake Hobson is currently on offer, so get it now!) And for those who want to do some DIY topiary, please be careful… really, we mean it. Be careful! And use decent tools… (click on the picture to find prices)
‘Meadowland’ – Has anybody read this yet?
As an addition to our earlier post, we wander if anyone has read ‘Meadowland’ yet? Is it good? Worth buying? We did pick up the new book by Ken Thompson the day it came out ‘Where do Camels Belong’ – Incredibly interesting, as always, but not his most fluent book. For that, you need to read one of these… We read a good review of this the other day too… Sorely tempted… Happy reading!