THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Update – I no longer sell them at Modern Mint. But my favourite garden Waltham Place does! Copper Tools. Why …
Why we Love the Nordeck Chair
Looking for products for our shop is a fascinating job – the important questions are: What is it made of? Where has it come from? How long will it last? We don’t ask about cost or who is going to buy it – tastes change, so if you believe a product or producer is suitable – why not support them loudly? The world turns and the greatest and most useful products find their places… When we first saw the Nordeck chair we were stunned – several different lengths of wood, three bits of rope – and that is it. Everything …
Digging Deep In the Garden
This is a review of John Walker’s new book ‘Digging Deep in the Garden’, out now on Amazon… or it can be bought directly from Modern Mint! We have previously featured John on the Modern Mint blog (we called his writing subversive… that’s a good thing…!) It was in an interview we made with him about his work gardening organically at home in Wales. The interview makes for wonderful and inspiring reading… just check out the extract below… “Taking a deliberately earth- and climate-friendly approach… encourages you to garden more laterally, more locally and more gently. Why would you buy a polluting pesticide, …
99 Flowers Project
We do like a project here at Modern Mint, and 99 Flowers is our new one. The 99 Flowers Project is being run by Stefano of Modern Mint, and over the next 99 days Stefano will be creating 99 portraits of flowers, bringing a touch of the art and illustration world to the ephemeral beauty of flowers. Will you be able to identify each flower? Each new flower will be uploaded on to our Pinterest Page daily and Stefano’s illustrations can also be followed on Facebook and Twitter. We hope you enjoy seeing a new flower each day! The first few …