Some G. mucronata berries are quite tasty with some home made yogurt and brown sugar! Or enjoy them as a nice treat when in the garden. It is great to be able to pick a handful of berries and munch them while taking a break from weeding in the garden. The small, narrow, dark evergreenContinue reading “Gaultheria berries, some are good to eat”
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“In The Garden With Ciaran Burke” weekly radio feature in CRC FM
Each week I join Johnny Oosten on CRC Fm in Castlebar Co. Mayo to chat about gardening, plants and growing your own food. This week we were talking about gorse bushes, Ulex europeaus, flowering currant, Ribes sanguineum and growing peaches. I also did a quick demonstration for Johnny of making a pot from aContinue reading ““In The Garden With Ciaran Burke” weekly radio feature in CRC FM”
Sea buckthorn berries make good jam!
I was getting ready to do a talk to the North Mayo Garden Club today, and as I was going through my presentation I remembered that I had a few pots of delicious apple and sea buckthorn jam left. Sea buckthorn berries are a super health food; one small berry can have a Vitamin CContinue reading “Sea buckthorn berries make good jam!”
GOING WILD ABOUT WILD BLUE BERRY JAM IN FINLAND
I have been in Finland for the last couple of weeks with my wife Hanna, a native of this beautiful tree filled land. Finland is the most forested country in the EU. Approximately 74% of the country is covered in forest. One gets the impression that even the biggest towns and cities are living areasContinue reading “GOING WILD ABOUT WILD BLUE BERRY JAM IN FINLAND”
Kanaviilokki – Finnish Chicken Curry With Blackcurrant Jam
Next week I will be visiting Finland. Each year my wife and I visit her homeland and her family and friends. I like Finland, in the summer the nights are long, the weather better than Ireland and in the winter the deep snow and cold crisp weather is refreshing. The Finns are nice people, politeContinue reading “Kanaviilokki – Finnish Chicken Curry With Blackcurrant Jam”
AN FEAR GORTA TEA AND GARDEN ROOMS
It is not unusual for a public garden to have a good coffee shop or restaurant, less usual is for a restaurant to have a good public garden. An Fear Gorta (The Hungry Man) Tea and Garden Rooms in the Atlantic coast town of Ballyvaughan in Co. Clare is one such exception. Located right onContinue reading “AN FEAR GORTA TEA AND GARDEN ROOMS”
Snails for dinner! L’Escargot With Onion and Pinhead Oatmeal
Snails, slime trails and munched leaves, hosta holes and devoured delphiniums, the ever-present threat, the garden terrorists. Innocent plant species, fresh from the secure haven of the nursery are easy targets for these ruthless slimy beings. How often have we gardeners gone to our gardens full of enthusiasm and optimism only to have our dayContinue reading “Snails for dinner! L’Escargot With Onion and Pinhead Oatmeal”
Ciaran The Gardener 