THE MODERN MINT BLOG
As you know by now, we are big fans of John Walker, the earth friendly gardener.
He writes:
Excellently Researched Blog Posts
And Tweets Quite A Bit Too!
Here is a small selection of his most recent tweets. Do give him a follow!
Interesting project cultivating meadow habitat in urban Oslo – plus the biodiversity and skills that come with it… https://t.co/PwO1yuk7JN
— Judith Conroy (@JCGardener) September 3, 2017
Tough to quit #plastic if you’re a #gardener in the UK. Big #Gardening routinely drowns us in the stuff & few signs of it abating. https://t.co/bvBpDr0N9P
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) September 4, 2017
Gotta keep those shiny new tractors busy. Definitely not #countryside custodianship… #Farming #Fail https://t.co/CRrNIoIouP
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) September 3, 2017
Teasel: a striking & spiky wild plant that’ll boost your #garden’s #bees #butterflies & #birds. https://t.co/L8UwQI04DV #WonderfulWeeds pic.twitter.com/4IJ47fB8MC
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) September 2, 2017
My interview w/ @DaveGoulson on threat to #garden #bees from #pesticides in ‘bee-friendly’ #plants. https://t.co/Blsu9j0FPT via @wwwfoecouk
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) September 1, 2017
Great success this summer w/ tree #lilies potted in my home-made #peatfree #compost mix. ‘Pretty Woman’ scenting the entire #garden. pic.twitter.com/PlC4P4Xqp2
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) August 31, 2017
Oh. So the target for #gardening (in England) to be 100% #peatfree by 2020 is still in place & the goal is to meet it? Yes or no? Thanks. https://t.co/Ckvj5uZosP
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) August 30, 2017
On the trail of the night sprayers. My new 22nd century #gardening post @Hartleybotanic https://t.co/VBu5pZtAdv #bees #pesticides #nature pic.twitter.com/x5Cvt8M27g
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) August 30, 2017
Or even better, try using a reusable #cotton cloth? You can #compost it when it’s all mucky and needs replacing. https://t.co/bqUdMO8OzT
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) August 25, 2017
Encouraging to see one of my collections of #gardening #essays ranking well in Amazon’s #globalwarming category. https://t.co/3i2LYczle8 pic.twitter.com/CxKWeLbkGz
— John Walker (@earthFgardener) August 24, 2017
Article In Topiarius Magazine
I recently wrote a piece for Topiarius magazine, the flagship publication of the European Boxwood & Topiary Society – of which Modern Mint is both a member and big supporter. Check out the EBTS here. They frequently run courses and talks too, so worth keeping an eye on. Below is the piece I wrote about the tools I use when making topiary and pruning trees…. Darren’s Piece In Topiarius Magazine I use Okatsune Secateurs, which I started pruning with when working on a large orchard in Hampshire. My Felco’s were too difficult to open with cold hands, but the chunky …
Art In A Topiary Garden
Just inc are you are free in the following dates in June, you can visit my mentor Charlotte Molesworth’s topiary garden… Check out the dates the garden is open here. And you can of course join both Charlotte and I for a topiary workshop in the garden in July, as well as September. Hope to see you there!
Nunki Weeder In The Newspaper
The Nunki weeder has been talked about by Jane Perrone in the newspaper (the Guardian, if you are interested. At the weekend.) She said this about our lovely weeding tool… “Getting on top of annual weeds such as hairy bittercress and speedwell can be tedious. The Nunki weeder has a curved blade that allows for precision work around plants….” There you go – a weeder for precision work, not an avocado destoner as someone once said to me. Take a closer look at the Nunki weeder now.