THE MODERN MINT BLOG
6am at the yard, weeding the pots of dahlias… still, quiet morning… a great time to do some gardening… …
A Beautiful Lawn…
… or a beautiful meadow… We like them both. And when creating your garden – be bold in the choice you make and then follow it through! Further Reading: The Lawn Expert The Barn Garden: Making a Place Contemporary Designers’ Own Gardens
Chelse Fringe, Week 2
Our Chelsea Fringe project ‘You Should Have Seen It Last Week…’ has now reached its second week and material gathered is now starting to look really good. If you haven’t been to a Chelsea Fringe project yet – what are you doing with your time?!? The contrast between the plants in the southern hemisphere (which enters Autumn) and the project participants from Europe cannot be more marked – all that seems to change each day in Amalia Robredo’s photos is the sea, although if you look closely the fruits on the Cereus uruguayanus (cacti at the front) are being eaten by the …
Roses
Most garden designers have a palette of plants they trust, know and use. This repetition gives a certain style to their work and helps them build a consistent client base, although a planting style can change rapidly and distinctly. Tom Stuart-Smith wrote, “Initially we went through quite a fluffy pink rose stage, clipped box, cranesbills and great swags of blousy pink Ispahan and purplish crimson Charles de Mill… this initial blousy pinkness overlapped with something of orange Kniphofia moment (which now seems a little improbable) then followed by a more wild Verbascum and opium poppy explosion in the early 90’s and an …