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Quay Theatre, Sudbury
New Talk at the Quay Theatre, Sudbury Darren will be presenting a brand new talk on March 12th, 2017 at …
Green Elements: Cultivating Your Garden in Extraordinary Times
Green Elements Green Elements: Cultivating Your Garden in Extraordinary Times is a brand new talk by Darren Lerigo of Modern Mint, premiering at the Quay Theatre in Sudbury March 12th 2017. Book your tickets here. Darren, the resident speaker here at Modern Mint, will be presenting a brand new talk next year. It came about after being asked by Greener Sudbury, a group who promote sustainable living and biodiversity in the town and surrounding areas, to present an action packed talk about gardening that would get people inspired to get outside and get their hands into the soil. They have asked …
Notes from Blenheim Palace Flower Show
After a wonderful weekend at Blenheim Palace Flower Show, where Darren of Modern Mint gave a number of garden talks alongside a few famous faces, we thought we would share some more information about what he spoke of in the talk. The talk was called ‘Tips for Tomatoes’ and was based on research you can find in a new book by James Wong, who suggested watering your tomatoes with aspirin will increase the vitamin C content in the fruit. Take a look at this excellent book… Darren also talked about: The best plants for bees (Helenium is the very …
Water
Diluted – A New Talk about Water ‘Diluted’, our new garden talk about the gardener and their relationship to water, will be presented for the first time this week at Shropshire Organic Gardeners. This website will tell you where you can find your local #organic gardening group https://t.co/11IlhtPimv @gardenorganicuk — Modern Mint Ltd (@ModernMintLtd) February 1, 2016 We have learnt a huge amount, studied many books and asked lots of questions in order to find out how we use water. Below is a brief summary of what we know… 4 Ways We Use Water in the Garden To water the lawn, …