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Modern Mint at 300
Modern Mint Reaches 300 Blog Posts! Less than 3 years since we started blogging at Modern Mint, we have reached our 300th blog post today, with this one! 300! It has been a monumental effort by a few different people (Darren, quite a lot, Chloe, a fair bit, then some other fantastic garden writers too…) There have been some amazing and incredibly useful posts along the way. Some awful ones too (hands up again Darren!) But it goes without saying that you need to throw yourself out there and do it, in order to find your voice. And after 300 blog posts we think Modern Mint really …
Charles Dowding on Copper Tools
Charles Dowding Uses Copper Tools Charles Dowding, from his book on Vegetable Gardening, on why he uses copper tools in the garden… “My favourite tools are made of copper, or to be precise they are 95 per cent copper and 5 per cent tin … the metal is strong, not magnetic and does not rust. This is a keen advantage for trowels, hoes and spades where smooth, sharp blades make for effortless use, and there is no need for regular cleaning or oiling to protect the metal. “Although the copper alloy is a little less hard than iron, and might …
Hygge Essentials by Modern Mint
Autumn has officially begun, with the evenings drawing in earlier its time to get ‘hygge’! That’s right – here at Modern Mint HQ we are all into adopting the Danish concept of all things cosy and making the ordinary things in life beautiful and warming. Embracing Hygge Today we fully embraced it. After a few longs weeks and weekends of working at either shows or with our garden design and topiary work, today was finally a day off. So what did we do? It started with a fantastic brunch. Scrambled eggs (always a winner) with wilted kale seasoned by chilli, …