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Spring has arrived

After months of wind, rain, frost and snow… finally we get to feel some warmth and be blinded by the sun! Sitting down after work, sipping some Ethiopian coffee, listening to cattle munch in grass, bees hum and the distant drone of weekend commutes on the distant highways, I am happy that I have allContinue reading “Spring has arrived”

An hour drifts by…

It has been a long day, and a long drive home, but the sun was shining and the air was warm. After having something to eat we wandered downstairs to have a look at the plants. Our collection of pots and the narrow strip at the base of a wall that we have planted getsContinue reading “An hour drifts by…”

Autumn kicks

You can hear the light crunch, the shuffle of the fallen leaves, rustling into new formations as feet shuffle through the gold and bronze of autumn’s yearly fall. Kicking leaves and watching them fall again and hearing their rustling call, it is a simple joy. Along the branches, shining globes of brilliant red, the fruitContinue reading “Autumn kicks”

5 Autumn blooming Perennials

I originally put together this short video featuring these hardy herbaceous perennials a few weeks ago. They are all still blooming well, thanks in part to the mild weather, no frost as yet. The plants featured were photographed in two locations; our pot garden (Anthemis ‘Sauce Hollandaise, Verbena bonariensis, Erigeron karvinskianus) and where IContinue reading “5 Autumn blooming Perennials”

Little South African enjoys pot in Ireland

Bulbinella hookeri, an unassuming clump of short grassy leaders emerged in the centre of the pot in Spring. There is no label, I study the leaves, a minute passes as I try to recollect, then it comes back to me,”the yellow lad from South Africa”. Bulbinella hookeri, the name returns to me, this is aContinue reading “Little South African enjoys pot in Ireland”

Some of this week’s Blooms

Malva sylvestris, grown from seed, a free packet from Thompson and Morgan last year. A beautiful plant that will flower for a long time. I just love the dark markings on the petals. Bulbinella hookeri, I have had this plant for years. It has travelled with me from garden to garden and now it isContinue reading “Some of this week’s Blooms “

Latvian Rose

In our 20 square metres we have over 170 pots. It is a refuge, a place that defuses tension and refuels the soul. In the last couple of days Rosa ‘Ritausma’ started to bloom. It is a gorgeous double pink rose with a moderate fragrance, a rugosa hybrid. It never gets disease and is hardy.Continue reading “Latvian Rose”