bloom – Page 5 – Ciaran The Gardener

Bloom set up

We drove to Dublin this afternoon and brought a car load of leaflets, newspapers and tables for the stand. We also had time to cover the grass with mypex. There was lots of activity in the floral pavilion, including the Thompson & Morgan people putting together their amazing display of vegetables. Billy Alexander was alsoContinue reading “Bloom set up”

Nastrurtiums from the nursery

Saturday afternoon, typical west of Ireland weather, a soft rain is blown by a westerly wind and grey clouds slide over the sky. We were in Dunleavy’s nursey just off the Loughglin to Ballinlough road in Co. Roscommon. Excitedly we were greeted by their grandchild, a little doll named Kila who informed her grandmother andContinue reading “Nastrurtiums from the nursery”

Sun flowers from local market

I bought a few sunflower plants for our BLOOM stand this morning. I was actually on my way to buy some bags of farm yard manure in the local Connacht Gold co-op when the sunny bright faces of the sunflowers caught my eye. They were standing by the side of the road in Ballaghaderreen inContinue reading “Sun flowers from local market”