THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Lonely Bouquet Day
National Lonely Bouquet Day is tomorrow (Sunday 29th June) – an initiative that seeks to put a smile on the face …
Seasonal Food July
What is the seasonal food of July? What are the farmers and growers currently harvesting for our plates? (Please note there are a few adverts on this page – why? Because we like the companies, they produce great food, and we want to encourage you to support their work – fuelling your body with the best food you can is important. As they say, it is better to pay the greengrocer than the doctor!) Some pretty delicious stuff actually – this is the best of the British season and if it is locally grown and organic, you will hardly need to …
Child Friendly Garden Ideas
Want a child friendly garden? Don’t know where to start? As many of our friends are now having children, we began wondering how to create a garden that places more emphasis on what they need, rather than us adults. We visited a community orchard at the weekend and the boys and girls (aged between 6 and 10) were playing ‘it’ around the trees and through the long grass and wildflowers… it was incredibly funny watching them, because they ran around with all the energy in the world while the butterflies (and there were many) swooped along beside them as if joining in! 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 …