THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Microbz is a brand we have been using in the garden for a couple of years now. It is a …
Plastic ‘Dalek’ Compost Bin
Plastic ‘dalek’ compost bins. Peppered through the gardens in our country as a free gift from the councils. My guess is they gave out these bins because they wanted people to compost more, saving them money as they would have to take away less garden waste. Thinking to be applauded, right? But is there a design flaw in them and has it put people off making their own compost? The Great Reviews For A ‘Dalek’ Compost Bin Here is the one I mean… The ‘Dalek’ bin. They call it a compost converter online. It is made from recycled plastic, so that …
Why Young People Don’t Garden
I get asked this a lot. “Why do young people not garden? How come we cannot get younger people to come and inject new life into our garden club?” I believe the answer is a simple one. They don’t have the space. Houses are getting smaller, land per square metre is expensive and most new developments seem to put more and more living spaces into land that use to be used as a garden. Learning to garden is about being practical. Try something, see what works, fail, try again the next season. If you don’t have the space, you will …
The Barn Garden Book By Tom Stuart-Smith
Note: SOLD! We have a copy of the book ‘The Barn Garden’ by Tom Stuart Smith here, for sale. It has some great review on Amazon and is his own account, with photos, of how he came to make his own garden. No ‘blousy’ peonies or kniphofias (although there was a time he had them in his borders) because he wanted a garden that belonged to the landscape. He writes beautifully and often leaves the reader with tantalising notes on certain plants – like keeping the plants that come from tough, dry environments in nature free of additional fertiliser. …