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Successful Soil Starts from the Ground Up
Success Starts from the Ground Up! January is associated with resolutions, best of intentions and new beginnings.. But what about your garden? What will your garden look like this year, through all the seasons? Will Spring brightly arrive with lots of daffodils and wallflowers, will Summer bring Geraniums spilling out of pots, lots of Hydrangeas

Dusky December
December Dahlias This time of year, it’s pretty busy in our household as I’m sure it is in every house. Christmas lists are being made, and remade once they’ve seen the toy show. The garden centre is in full swing with wreaths being made, Christmas trees being wrapped for delivery and our Christmas market is

Making your own Christmas Wreath Workshops
Christmas Wreath Workshops I absolutely love having our Wreath Workshops, they are always a really festive night out. Regardless if you want to come on your own or with a friend, it’s equally a nice night out. I will always tell everyone before we start, you might all have the exact same ingredients but each

New November, New Garden Club
Firstly a rant, On Saturday night the RTE news reader cheerfully announced that we will all be enjoying an extra hours sleep in the morning due to the fact that the clocks were going back. However, I didn’t get my well deserved lie in. Instead my whole body clock has been thrown out of whack

October Gardening
October Gardening I love to sit out in the early morning with a blanket and admire the peace of the October garden. By now the leaves are starting to turn a kaleidoscope of orangey hues and the berries are showing colour on the trees There is a weird morning silence at this time of year

The Joys of September
The Joys of September September is a joyous, fantabulous and wonderful time. It really is a lovely, lovely month. The kids are going back to school on Wednesday and I have my hula hoop at the ready. I might start with a couple of Pornstar Martinis on Wednesday morning and then have a go at