THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Gardens of Inspiration
Gardens of Inspiration explores the influences of 15 of the best garden writers, including Christopher Lloyd, Mirabel Osler and Dan …
Chelsea Fringe – It’s A Wrap!
Our Chelsea Fringe project ‘You Should Have Seen It Last Week…’ is now finished and up on the website, where you can see all the pictures taken by our brilliant collaborators… collaborators who hailed from all corners of the globe. Their efforts were brilliant and the body of work fascinating – when flicking through the photos you get this record of nature in fast forward – it not only provokes comment (‘hey look, the colour of the sea today!’) but makes you question how worthy a plant may be (‘that peony took nearly three weeks to flower, then finished in two days…’) We also …
the minimalist garden by Christopher Bradley-Hole
The minimalist garden, published in 1999, is a seven chapter (plus an introduction) tour about how ‘less is more’ in the garden – leading to elegant, tranquil, sublime garden spaces. In his introduction, Christopher Bradley-Hole writes, “There is something essentially right about minimalism, something which corresponds to the emotions and feeling of well-being and energy.” You turn the page to a picture of Ryoan-ji. Minimalism in the garden is a hard one to judge – we may look one day at a scene and crave more variety, more inspiration, less clean line and more chaos. The next day the same scene could ease …
Forgotten Father’s Day?
Then here are some suggestions… Get the man a meadow. Or, if he thinks grass only looks good when it is cut, get him a decent mower… Hayter Harrier-48 19-inch Rear Roller Self Propelled Electric Start Petrol Lawnmower These are manly shears (and sharp. And worth it.) Okatsune 230 Long Handled Hedge Shears Or if the only tools he uses are for cooking sausages on an open fire… Landmann 0204 Stainless Steel Stainless Steel Barbecue Tool Set (3 Pieces) With a book to help him relax… RHS How to Garden: A Practical Introduction to Gardening Or a Kindle, to make …