THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Vertical Sea Farming
Vertical sea farming is a term we had never come across before, until today, when we read – no, devoured! …
Rabbits: Rabbit Proof Planting
One Way to Deal with Rabbits in the Garden When planting new borders at Waltham Place, the wonderful gardener Henk Gerritsen did this to stop rabbits from eating the new plants… “It is a well known fact that once a perennial plant border has established itself, it becomes far less appealing for grazing animals, as young plants are much tastier. In order to protect the new plantings, it was decided to scatter large quantities of seed of fast growing biennials, such as hemlock and woolly burdock. The first plant is so poisonous no animal would dare eat it…” Poisoning with …
Garden Consultancy With Darren Of Modern Mint
Garden Consultancy “Darren has a keen sense of the look and feel of a garden and is always following garden ideas both from the UK and internationally. Our only regret is that we did not implement more.” Tim, Berkshire Client, UK If you are a keen gardener, but perhaps you need a fresh pair of eyes to help you with your space, then a garden consultation may be for you. It is one of the most popular services I offer. Probably because it is great value for what you get. “Thank you for today, we are both greatly enthused and fingers are itching …
Best Garden Furniture of 2016
It is bright and sunny today, still a cold wind, but definitely showing signs of spring outside – so we thought it best to share with you the best garden furniture we have found for 2016. There are only a few items out there that we really love, that fit the Modern Mint ethos of ‘buy once buy well’ and that also have an element of recycling built into their life cycle. Top of our list of best garden furniture this year is the same as last year (sorry to bore all of you who have already bought some of …