THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Here is a note form our Facebook page about the wonderful evergreen shrub Escallonia. Not only is it immensely easy …
A Poem From Shane Koyczan
Just occasionally we come across a writer who shares something with us we really enjoy, that really hits the right button for that moment. This time, that writer is poet Shane Koyczan. As part of his newsletter, he sends out a new poem. Last month the poem was the one below, entitled ‘Whatever Mountain’. The lines ‘you will have won nothing by crossing this finish line / It exists / only to task you with discovering / how much deeper / you can go’ from the middle section felt extraordinary to read. It is a positive, powerful poem about moving forward. Sometimes, when we …
Our Bee-Friendly, Organic Bulbs Are Flowering
We received this photo from a follower on Twitter last week, showing off the organic bulbs he bought from us and planted in his garden… @ModernMintLtd here you go. pic.twitter.com/86Je5cY8dO — Mike Conrad-Pickles (@Mikeandhisdog) April 7, 2017 Amazing! Those will be some happy bees! Read this to find out more about the bee friendly bulbs you can plant in your garden – Organic Bulbs.
Lauriston Farm – A Community Share Offer!
We have written before about the brilliant biodynamic farm here in Essex on the Blackwater Estuary – Lauriston Farm. They have th most amazing cattle, sheep, bees and sea meadows. Yes, you read that right – sea meadows! But now you can buy a share in the business too – see here for the details! Support a beautiful Essex landscape!