THE MODERN MINT BLOG
For those people who have followed this blog closely enough to have seen our 2017 updates about the best gin …
Visit To David Austin Roses
Last week Modern Mint took a little time out to visit David Austin Roses. The English roses they have created were still blooming beautifully, though the staff there insisted that, because of the warm weather this spring, we had missed the VERY BEST of the flowers. We don’t think so…. A post shared by ModernMint (@modernmintshop) on Jun 27, 2017 at 6:11am PDT This photo is actually of the trial fields, the roses here are part of the breeding program and are being tested as potential new introductions. So look as close as you like, but you won’t be able …
How Does An Organic Farmer Weed?
Photo from Sarah Green’s Organics here in Essex.
Seeing A Talk By Garden Writer Val Bourne
Previously on Modern Mint…. We shared this piece by Val Bourne – 5 Golden Rules of Planting Last week we were speaking at the Blenheim Palace Flower Show, when lo and behold Val Bourne herself came on to talk after us. We have always been a fan of her writing and books, all steeped in gardening experience, so we took this opportunity to sit down,listen to her speak and make some notes. She spoke about vegetable gardening, and these notes are below – handy for us here at Modern Mint to remember what she said – but you may have …