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Who To Follow On Twitter
Twitter – we use it to push our work out into the world. But, out of the 400+ people we …
Where To Buy Seed
For those of you asking where we buy our seed, we have put together a list of seed houses for you – so you too can sow a meadow. At Modern Mint we are finding more and more that instead of supplying our clients with mature plants they want us to put in something smaller, or even grow from seed. Perhaps it is a design trend? Or maybe a cost saver – after all, when you grow from seed you are not paying the nurserywoman for years of her time… It does have its pitfalls though – seeds must be …
Taking Cuttings – Marina Christopher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-aRt-Anqg If you want more of a particular plant then a cheap way to get them is by taking cuttings. And the best way for us to show you is by offering you this short video nurserywoman Marina Christopher made. The video is fun – we have always loved watching nurserywomen and men performing their craft, seeing these well-honed movements and agile fingers practising what they have done in all likelihood thousands of times. The dexterity is amazing, the confidence with which they manipulate the plant material showing just how close a relationship they have with plants. Marina runs Phoenix …
Gardening Jobs August
What are the gardening jobs to do in August? 1) Make hay while the sun shines (you can always do this by scything…) 2) Prune wisteria. 3) Deadhead your dahlias. 4) Be water-wise (don’t water your lawn, use harvested rainwater instead of tap water. If you haven’t harvested any rainwater, try somewhere like Harrod Horticultural for ideas.) 5) Start thinking about ordering bulbs for planting in Autumn – we are doing a garden design in Upminster, Essex at the moment and will be adding lots of daffodils – cannot wait! 6) Use up your courgettes – put them in chocolate cake, barbeque them, …