Archive for the ‘Peppermint Green’ Category

A different kind of Friday night…

Monday, October 10th, 2011

  Do you ever wonder where you’d be if you’d made a slightly different decision somewhere along the line? Or perhaps if Lady Luck hadn’t been standing by you when you faced a particular situation? Things could’ve turned out quite differently, right? Friday night saw me and fellow Peppermint, Rachel, head ...

Can you dig it? Peppermint’s got its own allotment!

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

The Peppermints are usually a glamorous posse. These days, however, you’re likely to spot them in mud-caked wellies as they head back from a stint at Peppermint Patch – our very own allotment. You might think it a little unusual for a PR agency to have an allotment. Here’s how it ...

Will The BBC Dig Itself Out Of Gardeners’ World Hole?

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Thank goodness the BBC is ditching its misguided attempt to ‘funk up’ its long-standing institution, Gardeners’ World. The Beeb has pulled off the unenviable double-whammy of alienating its core Gardeners’ World audience whilst simultaneously failing to excite a younger demographic. OK, so I can’t claim to be amongst the programme’s most ...

Archbishop, have you actually tried to grow your own food?

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

So the Archbishop of Canterbury has been spouting forth on how we should all be cultivating our own crops. Dr Williams' view is that this would negate the need for importing veg and so combat climate change. It’s certainly a noble idea. But I wonder if the Archbishop – speaking ...

Farewell to our chickens Peppa and Minty

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Well, we’ve finally gone and done it.  12 months after our moment of madness at last year’s Tatton Flower Show when - perhaps affected by the heat - we purchased two chickens and an eglu, we’ve drawn a line under our hen-keeping days. The honeymoon period was encouraging; delighted kids, happy ...