It is cold, wet and windy ourside, but I do not care. I am feeling warm by the fire and well fed too, lucky me. This evening I cooked up beef sausages in a tomato and herb sauce which was served with some nice mashed potato. Beef sausages are not so common in Ireland, usuallyContinue reading “Organic Beef Sausages”
Author Archives: Ciaran Burke
Sowing lettuce seed on my blog
Spring is here, it is time to get going with growing your own food. On my blog I have been writing about sowing lettuce seed. There is a video too! http://www.ciaranburke.ie/Ciarans_Website_and_Garden_Blog/Blog/Entries/2011/2/18_Sowing_Lettuce_Seeds.html
Hardy Alternatives
Hardy Alternatives
Brown, dried, dead. The effects of winter on many garden shrubs in Irish gardens. The past two winters have been hard on many of the stalwarts such as Hebe, Cistus and even herbs such as Rosemary and bay leaf.If colder winters are going to continue we have to look for alternative shrubs. Recently I sawContinue reading “Hardy Alternatives”
Arbutus unedo is admired in the Bots
Despite the rain, I spent a very nice day with students from the RHS home study course. Arbutus x andrachnoides looked superb!
Iris reticulata
Even though it is wet and windy, when I see this little Iris flowering in the garden, I know Spring is on the way!
Photos from Irish Gardens – Carmel Duignan’s garden
I have been looking back at this blog which I made over the course of BLOOM and the Kotipuutarha tour of Irish gardens last June. It was great fun making it and it is really nice to look back on the tour. All the photos were taken using an iPhone. The whole blog was madeContinue reading “Photos from Irish Gardens – Carmel Duignan’s garden”
Ciaran The Gardener 