THE MODERN MINT BLOG
People ask us what is our number one top tip for working in the garden in spring. It is not …
Gilding the Lily – Amy Stewart (Part Four)
This is the fourth part in our series about the fabulous book Amy Stewart wrote on the cut flower industry, ‘Gilding the Lily’. You can read previous blogs here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 It is a fascinating book that tries to describe what life is like for cut flower growers (and sellers) around the world. Do you buy this ‘luxury’ item from a country where people depend on growing flowers for an income, or does it not really help them in the long run? These are tough decisions to make, as any action you take affects a long …
The Alternative Guide To Things To Do In The Garden This Month
We are constantly encouraged to do a guide on ‘what to do in the garden in this month’ and, though valuable, you can find a list of jobs in just about any garden magazine or website you care to look at. They all say the same thing too, pretty much, so here at Modern Mint we wonder why we should bother adding to the vast sea of same old same old advice. The baying for us to do a guide to jobs for the month continues to grow though, so we have bitten the bullet and decided to do it – …
Advertising Opportunity at the Chelsea Fringe 2015
Advertising Opportunities with Modern Mint at the Chelsea Fringe ‘Contemporary Green: How Do We Cultivate Our Garden?’ We are curating a free to download, free to share, free to print e-book of 100 word manifestos co-authored by garden writers and enthusiasts, answering the question – how do we cultivate our garden? The e-book will be available to download from the first day of the Chelsea Fringe 2015. It will remain on the Modern Mint website following the end of the Festival. See us on the Chelsea Fringe website. Advertising Opportunities We are offering you the chance to get involved with this project …