I love trees, and the feeling of being surrounded by plants with their cooling foliage is one that stirs something deep within. A gentle stirring, that emulsifies thoughts and emotions into a delicious sweet custard, of serenity and calm. In a small garden, or in our case, a 20square meter piece of hardcore gravel ledContinue reading “Getting high in a small garden”
Category Archives: gardening
Vertical Spring
I took a few pictures of my vertical planting for a talk to a garden club that I am giving tonight. They planters were made from old 5l plastic water bottles, chicken wire and weed control fabric. Recent research from Harvard reports that people who live in areas with more leaves and plant life aroundContinue reading “Vertical Spring”
Getting connected…
The birds were singing. First light hid behind the trunks and branches, the soft glow, shy behind the trees. Deep wine buds of Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’ glistened with a coat of moistness, blue wisps of Carex glauca tickled the air in the gentle breeze. Amongst the pots the winter flowering Helleborus X nigercors faced theContinue reading “Getting connected…”
Even when it rains…
The weather may be horrible, a wet and gloomy morning. The day ahead can seem impossibly dreary and it is hard to face the drive to work. That’s how it felt today… As I descended the steps from the apartment rain drops gently shaking the feathery foliage of Mahonia eutybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ gently called myContinue reading “Even when it rains…”
Two little big surprises from seed
We made a list of all the plants that we are currently growing in our container garden. Some of the plants we brought with us from our old garden. Included in these are a number of plants that we raised from seed. When growing plants from seed, each one is genetically distinct from the others.Continue reading “Two little big surprises from seed”
“Why do you garden?”- My Answer
Would you garden if you had no garden? What if you were imprisoned, locked away for life, unjustly, punished out of hate? Would you ask your captors for compost, for pots, for seeds? And if they let you, would you share your earthly bounty with your jailers? One man did. And in his actions heContinue reading ““Why do you garden?”- My Answer”
Getting in touch with your inner designer!
It is brown, barely visible, one has to look closely and bend down to examine the small flowers, thin and sinuous, like a dark rodent tail, almost hidden by the foliage. I think it is fabulous, Asarum probiscidum. The green flowers of Primula ‘Francisca’, ruffled and clustered on short stalks, pretty, not showy. Snowdrops, GalanthusContinue reading “Getting in touch with your inner designer!”
Ciaran The Gardener 