THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Planting Trees In The UK
This June, we have been talking about planting trees in the UK. Update March 2020: We now have a Grove …
Seeing A Talk By Garden Writer Val Bourne
Previously on Modern Mint…. We shared this piece by Val Bourne – 5 Golden Rules of Planting Last week we were speaking at the Blenheim Palace Flower Show, when lo and behold Val Bourne herself came on to talk after us. We have always been a fan of her writing and books, all steeped in gardening experience, so we took this opportunity to sit down,listen to her speak and make some notes. She spoke about vegetable gardening, and these notes are below – handy for us here at Modern Mint to remember what she said – but you may have …
Azara – Another Great Shrub For Bees
We had never heard of nor come across Azara until this week, when we were asked to prune one that had turned into a small tree. Not an elegant shrub, even when pruned hard it still looked as if it wasn’t sure what size it was really supposed to be – large shrub or a small tree…? Unsure why it had been planted until told, with no doubts whatsoever, it happens to have flowers that the bees ABSOLUTELY ADORE! Aah, so then…. Azara is a plant worth planting. Because of its slight lack of grace, perhaps substitute it in place of …
Helping The Honeybee – A New Talk For 2017
Helping The Honeybee A brand new talk for 2017, Darren has always gardened with bees and other pollinators in mind – this talk is a bringing together of all the plants your garden needs to make sure it is nectar rich. First presented at The Ted Hooper Memorial Lecture in 2017, for Essex Beekeepers Association, the ideas for plants in the talk will be written down by Darren ready to be published by Northern Bee Books in 2018. If you want to know how to help the bees, book this talk now!