THE MODERN MINT BLOG

Nov10

Book Yourself A Topiary Workshop In 2021

Charlotte Molesworth, my topiary mentor, and I are running our popular topiary workshop again in 2021. You can email me for details – or go here for information, your ticket and to find out about dates. Book A Spot On A Topiary Workshop, September 2021  

Nov06

Recommended Reading: Planting Diaries – Sian Rees

planting diaries

Came across this post a little while back, about ‘A Revival of English Topiary’. Great little look at the clipped trees of the Dutch being brought to the UK, with fantastic photos and ideas on what were the most popular figures…. “Pyramids, mop-heads and blunt cones… sitting hens, geese and ducks are common designs, and to protect the verdant poultry one may obtain equally verdant dogs.” Verdant dogs? I love that! Sounds like a pulp fiction novel, a blood lust of a Western, rather than a 14 year old figurative yew plant placed as a visual joke into an English …

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Nov06

More Zoom Talks Now Available

Just an update for clubs and groups who need a speaker via Zoom, for their meetings – I have now adapted a further two of my existing talks for Zoom, to give you more choice. The Zoom talks have so far been fun – you can read a little about the reaction here. My two new talks are Helping The Honeybee, about the best plants for bees, and What Do I Do With This Space – about good ideas from around the world that we can use in our own gardens. The full list of 5 Zoom talks, as well …

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