THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Recycle Your Plant Pots
How many plant pots do you have in the shed? It is normally quite a few, once you dust off …
Stop Pest!
It is not just our copper tools that will help you keep the pests from eating the plants in your garden. We now stock a range of earth-friendly pest control products for you, to help when the garden is out of balance. These include natural pest control for: Whitefly Cabbage white Leatherjacket Mealybug Aphids We can even help your chickens with a chicken mite killer! See the whole range of natural pest control products. If you need natural help with pests, Modern Mint can help.
How To Choose A Gardener
As a gardener for many years, we feel well-placed to suggest what you might look for when employing one. There are a few major facets to consider, but the first question to ask is – what help do I need in the garden? “Skilled gardeners who can prune and stake and keep a border looking lively all year are the hardest people to find.” Mary Keen, Garden Designer If all you want is the lawn to be cut – then you can find a gardener easily. Cost, if they are bringing their own mower and petrol, can be around £12-18 …
10 Plants for Rain Gardens
For those of you ahead of the bell curve, working on the edges of contemporary garden design, then you will of course be building a rain garden – to slow down, filter, store and re-use rainwater in the garden. To help you, here are 10 plants for rain gardens…. Rudbeckia Persicaria Eupatorium Monarda Aster Hosta Iris Miscanthus Carex Cornus What do you notice about these plants? They are all good, tough garden plants whether you have a rain garden or not. Use them! As a bonus – Crocosmia, Bergenia, Hellebore and Sanguisorba will not have a problem being flooded occasionally …