THE MODERN MINT BLOG
The way we garden is changing – we feel there really is a growing trend towards being kinder to the …
BIG WORDS
When a client trusts us with their garden we immediately begin thinking and puzzling over how we can improve that space, how we can make it relate to the world in a way that encourages wildlife and diversity while being something the client values too. It is an important question – what do we do with this space? But it doesn’t seem enough, to only look at these tiny patches of land that we garden. What about the materials we bring in and add to the space? What about the materials we take away? We are connected to so many processes …
Plants for Topiary
Want to know the best plants to use for topiary? Here is the common palette, and included are a few trees that love to be pollarded, or espaliered, or can take being cut to the ground or have their leaves stripped from the stem… … not all of these plants will give you the classic topiary forms, but they may be worth experimenting on and discovering how they can be pruned and what impression they leave you with when they are! Box Yew Holm Oak Holly Azalea Ilex crenata Bay Thuja Hebe Portugese laurel Pines (including Scots pine) Robinia Olive …
Earth Friendly Gardener
About The Earth Friendly Gardener John Walker, the Earth Friendly Gardener, is the award winning writer and blogger helping people establish a better connection with the world around them. Update, August 2016 – Modern Mint now stock books by John Walker. Get money off the collection of Digging Deep! Shop now! He blogs at Earth Friendly Gardener where every article is absolutely free (including some award winning pieces) so you can be informed, inspired and, we hope, become a better gardener. He is currently crowd funding for a modest sum to help keep the site maintained. You can find out here how …