Floral Delight

When you are flying around Dublin and rushing from place to place before hurrying off to college it is great to be greeted with a fantastic floral display when you walk into a… Continue reading →

A Splash of Colour

I made my first official visit to the Botanic Gardens in Dublin a few weeks ago with the brilliant companion that is Ruth Kenny ( Aka @Hrygth on twitter)! I must say Ruth… Continue reading →

A colourful look back at 2013

Over the past few days I have been looking back over the many photos I took in 2013 and especially the ones I have used here on the blog. I decided to do… Continue reading →

Beyond The Garden Wall – Farmleigh Walled Garden

While poking around my blog, I noticed that I had a number of posts in draft that I never actually published! So it may seem very strange talking about these gardens in the… Continue reading →

Burning Virginia Creeper

Virginia creeper is a great climber in my eyes! While it is not as showy and as colourful as other climbers I love the very dense foliage. It also has a great ability to… Continue reading →

A cloud of flowers

I think a cloud is the best way to describe this plant! It really does look like a cloud of flowers billowing out from the back of the flower bed. I love how… Continue reading →

Sunflowers shine on

I was so happy last week to stumble across a few sunflowers that were still putting on a great display of beaming colour from the middle of a jam packed flowerbed. You might remember… Continue reading →

Hydrangea in Bloom

I think hydrangea flowers are just a spectacular flower. The flowers look great throughout the entire year. I particularly love them when they are just opening. White flowers are great to watch as… Continue reading →

Beyond The Garden Wall – June Blake’s Garden Wicklow

Late summer is one of my favourite times to visit gardens, as you will see in the coming weeks, as I finally get around to writing up posts on some of the amazing… Continue reading →

The Summer of Sunflowers

This year has been an absolutely amazing year for sunflowers! I don’t think I could find a single flower that sums up summer as perfectly as a sunflower does. Their big jolly heads… Continue reading →