Getting to Work in the Garden This Month

With somewhat good weather at the moment and longer evening it is a good time to get out in the garden and get some serious gardening done. It is very easy leave jobs… Continue reading →

Plant Highlights from Bloom

While some people go to Bord Bia’s Bloom festival for food and family fun, I go for the plants and gardens. One of my favourite things to do is to talk around the… Continue reading →

Bloom Show Garden Highlights

Bloom has just finished its five day run of plants, gardens and food in the Phoenix Park Dublin. With approximately 100,000 visitors even the mixed weather could not turn visitors away from heading… Continue reading →

In the Garden this Week

It has been a busy few weeks for me at work and the garden has really suffered from a lack of attention. Today I spent some time outside trying to get things back… Continue reading →

The humble crocus

Spring is well underway now and we are starting to see great burst of colour erupting around the garden. While the first of the spring bulbs , snowdrops, have already been on show… Continue reading →

The First Day Of Spring

It is the first of February which marks the official start of Spring. For me this marks the start of one of the funnest and busiest times in the plant world. In the… Continue reading →

Dealing with the aftermath

My recent Kildare Post column, which you can find below, dealt with dealing with the aftermath of Storm Rachel. While my own garden escaped with minimal damage from the high winds the rest… Continue reading →

About Your Garden Grand Opening

When you think about Kilcock you do not often think of it as a Mecca for gardening talks and event.  And this is something that annoys me because as a fully fledged plant… Continue reading →

A harvest of purple

The weekend just gone was a rather productive one if I do say so myself! Saturday was spent getting all those jobs done that I have not had the time to do and… Continue reading →

Num Num not only bakes she gardens – Hard Work is Paying Off

Time seems to be flying this summer as the lovely Rebecca is back with her fourth guest blog post for Beyond The Wild Garden. You will remember last month rebecca not only shared… Continue reading →