THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Harlow Beekeepers
Last Thursday night I was invited to give a talk ‘Planting for Pollinators’ at Harlow Bees, a beekeeping group who …
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 …
Garden Design Trends 2017
Garden design trends for 2017! Here we go again Modern Minters! We have peppered you over the last few years with our notes on what the garden media suggests are the trendiest, hippest, most up-to-date elements that should ideally be in your garden. This year is going to be no different! Read about the Garden Design Trends for 2014 Read about the Garden Design Trends for 2015 Read about the Garden Design Trends for 2016 Feel so overwhelmed in trying to keep up with Garden Design Trends you need something calming? Don’t blame you for feeling that way by the …
Gregory Porter… 17 and a 1/2 minutes of bliss….
For the gardener, it is easy to be impatient at this time of year – you may want to get out, plant some seeds, get growing and cutting back. But it is still just a touch too cold. Give it another week or so, let those cold winds warm up, let the soil get a bit more heat in it, so that when you finally plant your seedlings they will romp away in happiness. What can you do to remain patient? Listen to Gregory Porter for 17 and a half minutes, and just relax…. “Rest here in my garden….”