THE MODERN MINT BLOG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-aRt-Anqg If you want more of a particular plant then a cheap way to get them is by taking cuttings. …
Top 5 Coffee Table Garden Books
(No, Christmas is not here yet…) But we thought we would share the best coffee table garden books that we have come across – in case you need to give someone a present that is hefty enough to mean something, cheap enough to afford and beautiful enough to actually be worthwhile. 1) Mirrors of Paradise: The Gardens of Fernando Caruncho Our number one book is about garden designer Fernando Caruncho. He was a big influence on us when we started our garden design business and there is much to be learnt from his planting schemes – basically, he uses several …
Native Trees
Native trees, if you need help deciding what you might like to plant… 1) Native Trees, Evergreen – Box (Buxus Semperivens) Dense wood, good in dry conditions, used for topiary. – Holly (Ilex Aquifolium) Dark green foliage, beautiful bark and trunk. Prize tree in winter. Male to female mix for berries. – Yew (Taxus Baccata) Topiary, trim once in August, thick hedge, grows faster than you think. – Juniper (Juniperus Communis) Dry and eat the berries, smell good or bad depending on your taste, slow growing. – Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) Conical, red bark, needle leaves. 2) Native Trees, Deciduous …
Spirit: Dan Pearson
Why Should You Buy Spirit: Garden Inspiration By Dan Pearson? Because it is by Dan Pearson, who designs beautiful gardens and also writes so eloquently about plants… “I like the idea of planting for longevity and find myself increasingly drawn to the idea of planting for the future. A tree will map decades if not centuries in its branches…” We cannot help but fall for the turn of phrase ‘map decades if not centuries in its branches’… and feel an excitement bubble inside us at the thought of joining him in planting for the future too… (Update March 2020: And now we have! …