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Earth Friendly Gardener
About The Earth Friendly Gardener John Walker, the Earth Friendly Gardener, is the award winning writer and blogger helping people establish …
Green Oak
Last week Modern Mint visited Terry Facey, British Embassy furniture maker and now designer and craftsman of Green Oak and Iron furniture. He sums up his new range as “simple, environmentally friendly furniture”. Terry has been selling his designs all over the world – and not just for private individuals. If you happen to find yourself in a British Embassy of some far off land, you may just stumble across one of his designs as for a long time he was a supplier to the Foreign Office. “I’ve been a furniture designer and maker for over 40 years, though I started …
Modern Mint Environment
As a garden design company we at Modern Mint are always thinking about our relationship to the natural environment. We read writers like George Monbiot, Richard Mabey and Mark Lynas. We try to use our vehicles and power tools as little as possible. And we try very hard to educate clients in how to reduce their use of chemicals in the garden. But just how far can you go to ‘help the environment’ while living in UK society in 2014? Because to fit in, to live in anyway at all, requires you to consume – whether it is fuel, food with sugar …
10 Ideas for Environment Friendly Gardening
Worried about the environment? Here are ten ideas to help you think about your gardening footprint and what you can do to help the planet! 1) Grow your own food and flowers. Asparagus, sweetcorn, peas… they all taste amazing when you can nibble them straight away. By choosing well, you can also have varieties that are far tastier than anything the supermarkets sell. Don’t be worried about the work involved either – by growing perennial vegetables and lots of fruit you don’t have to work as hard for a big bounty, as it will come back every year! 2) Don’t irrigate. …