Despite the less than summery weather over the last while I do feel that summer has indeed arrived. The reason, the ederflowers are in blossom. Sambucus nigra, common elder, is a native shrub/small tree to Ireland and all throughout the countryside its creamy white flat heads are to be seen. Apart from its medicinal usesContinue reading “ELDERFLOWER AND APPLE JAM- A DELICIOUS TASTE OF SUMMER”
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BLOOM 2011
BLOOM IS BACK, AND WE WILL BE BACK AT BLOOM. OUR STAND IS IN THE FLORAL PAVILION, NUMBER 40. The Garden School will have a stand and I will also be doing a daily blog, and may be a little more about BLOOm 2011. Using my iPhone I will be snapping pics of gardenContinue reading “BLOOM 2011”
Leg of Lamb With Coffee Sauce
For Easter Sunday last weekend, we bought a half leg of lamb from the Irish Organic Meats stall at Boyle market in Co. Roscommon. I wanted to do something a little different. Hanna suggested cooking it with coffee. This is a traditional Easter lamb dish in Hanna’ family which here grandmother always cooked back inContinue reading “Leg of Lamb With Coffee Sauce”
Autumn Pudding with White Chocolate Sauce
It all started with a trip to a nursery. We went to purchase named female cultivars of our favourite berry plant, sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides. The nursery is Fruit and Nut, part of the Sustainability Institute in Westport, Co. Mayo. We had selected three different cultivars, we already have a female plant and one maleContinue reading “Autumn Pudding with White Chocolate Sauce”
Cashel House- The Final Day of the Course
It was raining during the night. When we woke, Hanna pulled back the curtains, the sun light came flooding into the room. Through the branches of the tress in the secret garden it created twisted silhouettes and golden rays. We had just had an excellent night sleep, the quiet of Cashel Bay wraps your sleepContinue reading “Cashel House- The Final Day of the Course”
Saturday at Cashel House Gardening Course
The sun has been shining all day. The weather has been great for us at Cashel House, as usual. There has been days here in the past where we have had coffee and scones laden with home made jam and whipped cream while sitting on the front lawn and basking in sunshine while the restContinue reading “Saturday at Cashel House Gardening Course”
Cashel House Hotel, Connemara- a weekend of blooms and food!
Menu from Cashel House Hotel 1st of April 2011 I am so lucky that my work takes me to Cashel House Hotel in Connemara, Co. Galway. Situated in a picturesque bay on the Atlantic coast with mountain views and ocean waves, the grounds of Cashel House Hotel are home to a varied and unusualContinue reading “Cashel House Hotel, Connemara- a weekend of blooms and food!”
Ciaran The Gardener 