It is becoming increasingly more difficult to work on blog posts as the 9yr old seems to have become an expert computer user overnight. This also means that any spare energy I have is used up trying to get the 9yr old off of the computer and into the garden -- a battle I am surely losing. Other than that, all has been well. The garden has ... Read more about All is well
Polytunnel
Chomping at the bit
One of the very best features of the Big Garden is... I won’t spoil it with words that will only fail. See for yourself. The show will be ending soon at the Big Garden, but the daffs are coming up for the next spectacle, and will hopefully be around for the Hunter Trials (horses, horses and more horses) in April. I must take a photo ... Read more about Chomping at the bit
Winter creeping in
The new porch is coming along nicely. I'm calling it a porch, but it's probably not that fancy at all. It's just a covered bit at the front of the house where the sun hits most of the day. The posts were put in on Friday. This is what it looked like: I was a little afraid when I came home from work and saw the posts sticking up out of the ... Read more about Winter creeping in
Many hands
A few years ago when I first got the polytunnel at the little garden, I received requests from several people to come and have a look at the new erection... What emerged from these visits was a garden club of sorts. We started out meeting at the bar of a local hotel. The venue quickly changed to our own houses so we could at least look at the ... Read more about Many hands
The best gardening season
Autumn is my absolute favourite time of year to work in the garden. I have been busy digging up perennials from my own place to divide and take over to the big house for the large border there. I suppose there is some risk involved in moving plants this time of year, especially since the weather here in the west of Ireland is due to turn cold ... Read more about The best gardening season