THE MODERN MINT BLOG

Mar11

The ‘Modern Mint Grove’ At Trees For Life

Modern Mint has planted a grove of trees at Trees For Life! Trees for Life are a charity in Scotland, planting trees in order to rewild the Highlands. What Trees Are They Planting In The Grove? Alder Aspen Birch Cherry Elder Hazel Holly Juniper Oak Rowan Scots Pine Willow Yew What Wildlife Will Tree Planting Encourage In the Grove? Just a few of the wonderful and most resonant of the animals tree planting will encourage include: Red squirrel Otter Scottish wildcat Pine Martens Beaver Capercaillie Golden Eagle Osprey   Does Tree Planting Have Other Benefits? Of course! What the trees do best …

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Mar09

Topiary & Pruning Workshop For Garden Clubs

Topiary workshop? For us? For a garden club who wants a topiary or pruning workshop, as a change from a talk! Read on below for all the details about how you can book a workshop that gives you the skills you need to prune the plants in your garden with confidence… Darren Lerigo – Pruning Workshop For Your Group Since 2014 I have given nearly 400 talks and workshops, regularly visiting: Garden Clubs WI’s U3A’s Lunch Clubs Beekeeping Societies Probus Groups  Flower Festivals County Shows and more to give talks on gardening “I don’t think I’ve ever had so many positive …

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Nov28

Talks Information 2020, Darren At Modern Mint

Update Right Now – I am only taking bookings via Zoom for 2022/2023 In 2020 I will be offering 5 talks – so if you are a Garden Club, Horticultural Society, WI, Probus group or club of some kind who needs a speaker, click on the link below to read a short document with all the details! Talks Information 2020 Darren Lerigo, Modern Mint Alternatively, you can scroll down and read everything on this blog post. There is an FAQ’s section included in both the download and on this page, but if you have another question that needs answering then please …

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