Wordless Wednesday – Dahlia Delight

Plant Focus – Salvia Madeline

With a weekend spent at Bloom comes a five day marathon of plants and plant purchases for crazed gardeners like myself! One of the first I bought for myself was a fantastic plant… Continue reading →

Plant Focus – Lords and Ladies

Lords and Ladies, Arum maculatum, is a native Irish plant that I first noticed one autumn when I saw spikes of red, almost holly like, berries sticking out of the ground. I must admit I… Continue reading →

Getting to grips with the garden – Kildare Post Gardening Column

Below is my gardening column that appeared in print in the Kildare Post on the 30th April 2014. At the time I was spurred on to catch up on the many gardening tasks… Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday – Native Beauty

BTWG – Gardening Round-Up

In this weeks BTWG Gardening Round-Up I have found some more interesting garden news features and blog posts from across the web to share with you all. Note: If you click on the images below… Continue reading →

Wordless Wednesday – A Spring Arrival

Wordless Wednesday – Off the beaten track

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 →

A Passionate Discovery

I have always been intrigued by passion flowers, Passiflora, since I first noticed them as a teenager growing in a neighbours garden. I have always loved how exotic and unusual they look compared… Continue reading →