THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Organic Gardening
This post on organic gardening started with us chatting to a vegan. He was suggesting that the moment you mentioned …
Chelsea Fringe 2015 – ‘Contemporary Green’
End of May – so it must be time for Chelsea? Chelsea Fringe that is…. What is the Chelsea Fringe? The Chelsea Fringe is a flower festival that coincides with the Chelsea Flower Show. It is the anarchic, fun, breaks all the boundaries ‘big’ little sister of the main Chelsea event – we say ‘big’ little sister because in some ways, though currently less well-known, it encourages more access to gardening for more people. We love it, and it suits us here at Modern Mint – which is why we took part last year, with an online project which you can …
Starting a Nursery (Some Thoughts)
Speaking with a gardener this week, we began discussing what they would do if they started a nursery – how would they go about it? What would they grow? What challenges would they face and what joys could they expect from it? The conversation veered between the vested ideal of what running a nursery is (and should be!) to the hard realities of life as a grower. It was immensely entertaining and so we wanted to share with you some thoughts on starting a nursery. Please note that some of this is wide-ranging, and it is probably a subject for us to …
A Low Maintenance Garden
Here we are in May, the weather is warm, we have had some rain and the sap is rising – you look around your garden and all you will see is the maintenance issues, the jobs that are to be done. How do you cope with a garden that threatens to overtake you? Well, here are some ideas for you, to reduce the work load and give yourself a low maintenance garden – all without reducing the amount of flowers you have! Low Maintenance Garden Ideas 1) Plant Shrubs The New Perennial Movement has turned people off planting shrubs in …