THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Yep, lovely Modern Minters, we are going to make this call – right now, in 2017, if you have a …
Whittingham Garden Club
Thank you to all from Whittingham Garden Club who came to see my talk on Friday night, it was lovely to meet you all and it was a lot of fun sharing ideas with you about how to look after the garden. Below are a few notes on things we spoke about, like plants for bees, no-dig gardening, wool compost, organic bulbs and more…. 1. The Best Plants for Bees The most valuable plant that has come up in research conducted by Rosy Bee is Helenium. For a few more notes on what to do to help the bees, take …
Harlow Beekeepers
Last Thursday night I was invited to give a talk ‘Planting for Pollinators’ at Harlow Bees, a beekeeping group who help promote the craft of keeping bees in Harlow. It was an interesting evening exploring how two complementary crafts – beekeeping and gardening – co-exist in there similar aims of helping bees (and other pollinators.) Below are some notes answering questions the group asked me from the talk: 1. The Best Plants For Bees helenium sedum oregano borage veronicastrum teucrium calamint eupatorium centaurea lavender This research comes from the work done by Rosi Rollings at Rosybee. She has been asking …
Putting In The Seed – Robert Frost
You come to fetch me from my work to-night When supper’s on the table, and we’ll see If I can leave off burying the white Soft petals fallen from the apple tree (Soft petals, yes, but not so barren quite, Mingled with these, smooth bean and wrinkled pea;) And go along with you ere you lose sight Of what you came for and become like me, Slave to a springtime passion for the earth. How Love burns through the Putting in the Seed On through the watching for that early birth When, just as the soil tarnishes with weed, The …