The First Artichoke

With a vegetable garden if you neglect it, even for just 10 days, you can end up with a big task on your hands to clean it up and get it back into the… Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday – Dew soaked apple

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 →

Kildare Post Gardening Column – The Vegetable Garden Defensive

It has reached that time of year when you should be able to start harvesting all the fantastic crops that you have loving cared for over the past few months. But they are… 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 →

Num Num not only bakes she gardens – Kitchen Garden Slaw

A few days ago Rebecca’s latest blog post for Beyond the Wild Garden went live. You will remember in it you were promised a recipe that makes good use of some of the things… Continue reading →

Num Num not only bakes she gardens – A Bountyful Table

This is Rebecca‘s third guest blog post for Beyond The Wild Garden and she is continuing on with her adventure of growing fruit and vegetables for her family. Her First introductory post can be found here… Continue reading →

I have strawberries growing in my apple tree. Do you?

Yes you read the title of this post correctly! I have strawberries growing in my apple tree! And no it is not some sort of science experiment gone wrong …. it was intentional!… Continue reading →

Kildare Post Gardening Column – What to do this week in the garden

  Below you will find one of my three articles that appeared in the Kildare Post this week. This week I have focused on hanging baskets, home remedies to garden pests and the final… Continue reading →

First Salad Harvest of the Summer

It is officially summer now that I have harvested my first salad from the vegetable garden. This year I have planted some fun salad items but unfortunately the multicoloured beetroot and things like… Continue reading →