THE MODERN MINT BLOG
We hope to inspire you with these must-read books for wildlife gardening – make time for them, and enjoy!
1) Start simply with Chris Baines…
2) Enjoy the sharp wit of Henk Gerritsen…
Henk Gerritsen: Essay on Gardening
3) We have always been a fan of botanist Ken Thompson…
No Nettles Required: The Reassuring Truth About Wildlife Gardening
4) The lovely writing style of Val Bourne (along with her excellent knowledge) will inspire you…
The Natural Gardener: The Way We All Want to Garden
5) We read this from Pam Lewis in one sitting…
Sticky Wicket: Gardening in Tune with Nature
6) We don’t know this one yet , but we keep hearing the name of Keith Wiley and it all seems to be good…
On the Wild Side: Experiments in New Naturalism
We hope you enjoy these suggestions of books for wildlife friendly gardening! To find more, search Amazon from here…
Shears Or Power Tools?
Shears or power tools? What is best to use? The Joy Of Shears I love my Okatsune shears, the beautifully balanced red and white handled pruning shears from Japan. They do everything you need, whether giving a little extra detail to a topiary piece or bashing their way through a hawthorn or beech hedge that boundaries a garden. Another pair of shears you may wish for, that are far sharper than any power tool ever needs to be, is this Tobisho made pair of curved, steel blades… They are basically two samurai swords bolted together. So sharp they could cut …
Bite Size History Of Running A Small Business
A potted history of my small business, inspired by the wonderful bite size blog posts of how Charles Boyle has run CB Editions, so I thought I would do something similar for Modern Mint. Well, with Coronoavirus hitting I have the time to get all nostalgic…. Moved to Essex from Hampshire, going from a list of relentlessly busy garden maintenance jobs in huge gardens whilst spending evenings and weekends doing project planting and lawn care work to… nothing. Went to Japan for two weeks, a gift to myself for making the move away from a job where I was such a …
Second Hand Tobisho Topiary Shears
My Tobisho Topiary Shears are up for sale! Browse Here If you are a tool nerd, or a boxwood geek or just a fan of beautiful, handmade items then these are for you! I am refreshing my tool bag and, as these wonderful shears are so rare, thought I would offer to someone with a lust for this kind of thing. Check them out – Tobisho Topiary Shears.