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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
A Topiary Calendar – When To Prune
Below are a few pointers on when you need to think about your topiary and hedges this year, so you can make sure you clip at the best time and not waste any effort doing work you don’t need to do… January & February Roses, fruit trees and wisteria is where the focus lies. Yes, it is cold and the work can be unpleasant because you are often stood on a ladder with your secateurs, barely moving enough to warm the body, but get these jobs done well, with care, and you can enjoy the fruits and flowers of your …
The English Garden Magazine – On Our Topiary Workshop
Last September when I and topiary artist (and mentor) Charlotte Molesworth ran a weekend of topiary masterclasses we had a visit from the garden writer Non Morris. You can read more about Non and her garden design work and writings here. She has written a lovely article for the February 2022 edition of The English Garden Magazine about her afternoon working with us and learning about topiary – I’m really thrilled by the piece, because she mentions not just a little of the wonderful history of Balmoral Cottage and how the garden grew, but also shares a little of how …
Topiary Provocation Autumn 2021
This Autumn I have presented another ‘Topiary Provocation’ to keen gardeners and designers. If you want to know more about topiary, the report on what we discussed and where modern topiary is going can be read by clicking the link below: Topiary Provocation Report Autumn 2021 This report is free to post on your own website or blog, just credit Modern Mint, and don’t change anything within it. Alternatively you can just share it with keen friends… or enemies?