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Water with care!
My last “outpouring” about watering was in March 2012, and back then I was describing having to water my perennials due to the unseasonably hot weather we were experiencing. This year too, we did have...
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Keep gardening, the more so in retirement!
A couple of things have made me think about how important gardens and gardening are to the retired. Firstly, looking at the way my parents have enjoyed developing a brand new garden in County Kerry...
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Garden extension
In the current Irish housing market, many people are adding extensions to their homes rather than moving to add value to their properties, add more space etc. I’m in that bracket myself with my kids...
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Mood boosting gardens!
Sometimes a simple clean up of your garden with some new planting, perhaps, a small feature added can give you a sense of achievement which can be seriously mood boosting. Think about when you give...
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Little winter wonders to warm the gardener’s spirits
The brave snowdrop flower provides on of the first signs of life in the garden, as it emerges from its winter slumber. Snowdrops, Galanthus species, are part of the Amaryllidaceae family, having long...
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Taking your Garden to new heights!
Dealing with Levels in Garden Design In a board or card game, sometimes it can feel like you have been dealt the worst possible hand and yet sometimes starting from a seeming position of disadvantage...
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Bring in the bugs!
In Ireland, the spring has been slow to start this year, as we have experienced unseasonably low temperatures throughout March. Now, in early April it finally feels like it is underway: the sap is...
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Crazy about colour!
It may sound obvious but colour in the garden can come from both the plants themselves but also the materials that we construct the garden from. The colours that we choose to use in our gardens can...
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Going with the flow: Incorporating water features into your garden
Creating joy with water features What do we think when we think of water? Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is that we need it to survive. It keeps us alive. One could also take a more...
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This Rocks!
The humble rock, stones, boulders; whatever you want to call them, we are surrounded by these features daily either as natural or constructed features. Be it the pebbles on the beach or a cobblestoned...
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