THE MODERN MINT BLOG
We went to see Dan Pearson and Fergus Garrett speak at the Gardens Illustrated talk last week. Dan spoke about …
White Garden Plants
We have often been cited Sissinghurst and its White Garden as the ideal look a client wants. It is easy to see why this is – being easy on the eye, having plants people can recognise and encapsulating a fullness, a romantic notion, that can be easily described by clients who may otherwise struggle to express themselves. Originally the concept for Vita Sackville-West’s white garden was for it to be a ‘Grey’ garden… “I am trying to make a grey, green, and white garden… I visualize the white trumpets of dozens of Regale lilies, grown three years ago from seed, coming …
Modern Mint on Pinterest
As you know we have a huge interest in meadows and organic topiary. So to share what we love we have created a Pinterest page curating all the lovely photos and designs we see and do… enjoy! Visit the Modern Mint Pinterest page! Or, if pictures don’t rock your world, you can always have a read of these gardening and food related books… Succession Planting for Adventurous Gardeners The Damp Garden In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating: An Eater’s Manifesto Eating Animals
Amalia Robredo, Chelsea Fringe
This Chelsea Fringe we are running a project called ‘You Should Have Seen It Last Week…’ Taking part is the Uruguayan paisajista Amalia Robredo. She sent us two options for photos – the one above, or the one we eventually chose (that can be seen on the project page – just follow the link above!) She wrote this about her choice of plants to photo: “It was a difficult choice as we are in the end of autumn and there is not really much to change in the weeks to come. I wanted the picture to reflect the place where …