THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Friends of mine write a sitcom podcast called The Amelia Project (I wrote about this years ago, when they started it….!)
December 2024 I had some fun playing the tiny part of Fornio in episode 88 – Didius Julianus.
I have not listened to the episode yet, as I am clearly not an actor… and the thought of listening to my dulcet tones for the few minutes I’m in it just… makes me feel ill.
But the recording and being in the studio was great fun, the real actors were hilarious and the script is brilliant – not just funny, but it has some fabulous twists and a great pay-off at the end.
I mean, it would do, because this script was written by David K. Barnes of Wooden Overcoats fame.
So if you are looking for a new podcast, something fun, then check out The Amelia Project. And forgive me my vocal acting… I’m a gardener after all…
Why I Wrote The Book Modern Topiary
I have written this book, Modern Topiary, because I wanted a collation of useful information that would give people access to everything they need to know in order to start making topiary. Topiary is an amazing (and niche) line of work to follow – amazing because it offers up opportunities to travel all over the world, making gardens, meeting people… but also, the work is intensely physical, hands-on, yet requires creative thinking in order to solve the puzzle of how to make the shapes you want. This mixture of the craft and the art is what I love the most …
Buxus the Norfolk Terrier In Modern Topiary Book
This is Buxus, our Norfolk Terrier, who I acknowledge in the acknowledgments of the book of Modern Topiary. The book of Modern Topiary can be read, for free, here. There you go. Buxus the dog on ‘doorstep duty’ at a friend’s house in Edinburgh. For those asking what he looked like!
What People Think Of Modern Topiary, The Book
Yesterday I put out the book – Modern Topiary – that I have spent the last six years writing. Download for free a pdf of Modern Topiary here. And what seems amazing to me, is that not only have people actually been reading it, but then responding to it. So below are a number of comments I have been sent from those who read it last night, and this morning…. “Brilliant read, exactly the right amount of info to take in and digest.” Rachel, a gardener “I love your book, the advice is so straightforward and your writing is so …