THE MODERN MINT BLOG
A few weeks ago Modern Mint took a trip to Goldhanger in Essex, to see Spencer Christie who farms Lauriston …
9 Ideas for a Cut Flower Business
Cut flower business? Flower farmer? Is it for me? Here are 9 ideas for a cut flower business – because we love freshly cut flowers. The office here at Modern Mint still has leftovers from Valentine’s day sat in vases – dogwood, cymbidium stems, rosemary (a lovely plant for topiary), sarcococca… one stem of the dogwood is even beginning to flower, cheeky thing… A small side to our business had been growing flowers for florists like Jay Archer and, had we stayed in Hampshire, we would have expanded this side of the business. Why? Because it was heartwarming to see flowers …
Flowers from the Farm
For fresh cut flowers straight from the British countryside (see the vase in the picture above) please speak to the good people at Flowers from the Farm. They are a network of growers and farmers who are trying to put seasonal flowers back into the thoughts of the British public. We love what they are doing and urge you to support them! Go check them out now! (Or at least grow your own, just like we did in the picture above…) Further Reading: More ideas on growing cut flowers…
Modern Garden Design
Tucked away in the March issue of The Garden magazine is a lovely article by James Wong of ‘Grow Your Own Drugs’ fame. He speaks about the Victorian gardeners (like the ones who grew pineapples for the table) and how they continuously experimented and tested new garden ideas. “The huge irony is that the great Victorian gardeners we struggle to emulate were obsessed with innovation… characterised by an almost pathological pursuit of novelty.” Questioning previously held truths and exploring new avenues of thought about gardens and gardening is the best thing we can do as designers/gardeners/landscapers. The most valuable card …