Comfrey everyone- then I shall begin.

Actually- just watched Gardeners World- and I seriously must get some comfrey- for liquid & solid fertiliser & compost making. Wonderful to see Simon King on from SpringWatch- with tips on attracting more wildlife to the garden. Is Carol Klein going to be the new presenter? I do so love her enthusiasm. How ever- I will [...]

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Super seeds!

It is quite amazing really- how quickly seeds can germinate. Last Sunday we dug & planted our first little veg plot in the garden of our current home. Now Noel & I have had veg before- but in well tended Gardens and we grew them from young  plants. This was straight into the soil and already- we [...]

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Natures freebies.

Now that Chelsea is over- we can start to prepare plants for going outside. So we started with the Cymbidiums- they all had old leaves and old pseudobulbs removed- then had a plunge in a tepid bath- a good feed and a spray and repotting or dividing. So we now have 16 of those. Then [...]

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Oh! stop the pictures

You all have such lovely pictures of your Iris’s- and me I have lovely green leaves? No sign of flowers yet- I feel the need to get to the Garden centre and find some already in flower. I know I just need a little patience and they will bloom. Will hopefully show the results when [...]

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Farewell & Good Luck Monty

Whilst watching the TV coverage of Chelsea this evening- I was saddened to hear from Alan Titchmarsh- that Monty Don has decided to step down from Presenting Gardeners World. As Joe Swift reminded us- tho- he has been unwell. I wish him well and have very fond memories of his gardening methods. We have a [...]

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Hooray for rain

I know this might sound funny- since I live in Ireland which has a bit of a reputation for Rain- But at last after 2 weeks of hot weather and 4 days of brooding, we finally have rain tonight. Ofcourse the problem is once it starts it forgets to stop. The water butt has been [...]

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Chelsea flower Show.

Oh how I wish I was back in England. The Malvern show a few weeks ago- Chelsea now & Gardeners World live in June. I guess I will have to settle for TV viewing and attempting to try some of the ideas out in my own Garden. Poor Diarmuid Gavin- no Gold again- at least the [...]

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Bug’s & Weeds.

Another glorious day Outside and in the Garden was had by all the family. Children bike riding- trampolining and the odd game of badminton between the mowing. I added some more wonderful herbs to my little herb patch- and weeded the bed and removed naughty bugs ( Weevils, slugs, snails and wire worms). My partner would have disposed [...]

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The Malvern Show

Oh- one thing I really miss about being in Eire- away from the uk- is all the wonderful flower shows. Malvern- Chelsea- Gardeners World live etc. I have to settle for tv viewing- and hoping that one day Eire will host something similar. Brightest Blessings.

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Pumpkins & Thistles

Last year we visited family  in the Uk and my Mom had a variegated thistle flowering in the garden. The leaves were remarkably marbled. So we took a flower head and let it dry out & planted the seeds amonth ago. Then 2 weeks ago I planted my Pumpkins- low & behold they both popped [...]

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Beltane/ Samhain

Depending on where you are in the world you would be celebrating one or the other at this time of the year. For me it was Beltane- but Samhain was not far from my mind as the Pumpkin & squash seeds we recently planted have popped up already. Just hope for lots of warmth & [...]

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Is it really Bank Holiday

Where are the usual clouds and the rain? What a joy- It has been a beautiful day – all day- so more time in the garden to tidy & prune etc. What a differance a week can make- The plants & the Weeds are rampant & we are already having to water stuff! I am still [...]

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A Witch Amid the weeds.

Today we spent hours in the garden in our battle against the weeds. Nettles, Brambles over zealous ivy to name but a few. The problem we have is being surrounded by fields and woodland of a wild and unkempt nature which seems to want to reclaim the territory we now occupy and call our garden. [...]

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Bountifull Bulbs.

Yesterday we spent the day creating another border. Today we spent dividing bulbs & corms. The Lillies- The Canna’s, Calla’s, Orientals and Asiatics. We are going to need a bigger Garden or a lot more pots as all of them have grown enormously and we have many ( too Many) my partner say’s -smaller bulbs. [...]

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Breeding Rocks & Stones

Every year at spring time, we go out in the garden to weed, dig, replant and make new borders. Every year we seem to find more rocks & stones than the year before. We either have mighty moles with muscles, pushing these boulders out of their homes or they are breeding. Still no need to [...]

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