THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Darren of Modern Mint gets a mention in this wonderful interview on the Gardenista website with our favourite topiary mentor, …
Flowers From The Farm – In The Media!
After many years of hard work, the wonderful group ‘Flowers From The Farm’ have been spoken about quite a lot this week in the media. We were a ‘seedling’ on Flowers From The Farm when they first began their quest to bring fresh, seasonal flowers to more people. They have since grown and adapted and, importantly, supported so many people who want to grow flowers. We think they do a marvellous job and are so pleased to have seen them in the Financial Times, then the Guardian. Great reads so do go and check them out, then visit the FFTF …
Helping The Honeybee Notes 2021
How can you help the honeybee? Here are a few notes for you, on how you can help the honeybee and other pollinators – because if one plant is full of nectar, you might find butterflies and other bugs want to visit too! Helping The Honeybee – Spring At the start of the year, think: (organic) bulbs and blossom… For blossom, make sure you have a hedge around your garden or apiary. Hawthorns, cherries, crab apples will all give blossom for the bees to enjoy, while one of my favourite topiary plants also provides a brilliant food source for bees…. plant Phillyrea in …
Helping The Honeybee
How can you help the honeybee? Here are a few notes for you, on how you can help the honeybee and other pollinators – because if one plant is full of nectar, you might find butterflies and other bugs want to visit too! Also, The Great British Bee Count has started. If you want to take part, visit here and help map our bees. With everyone helping to collate this information on the amount and type of bees, we will all be better informed on what we need to do to reverse the decline in our ‘buzzing’ population. Helping The Honeybee At …