Helleborus x hybrida, or the Lenten rose, is a tough yet beautiful perennial that thrives in winter and spring gardens. It prefers well-drained, fertile soil and dappled shade, while requiring minimal maintenance. With proper care including watering, feeding, and pruning, it rewards gardeners with delightful blooms in various colors, adding extraordinary charm to any outdoor space.
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National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, November 17th 2012
A beautiful sunny day in the National Botanic Gardens. I was there with students today. Lots of nice autumnal colour, some flowers and fruits too.
Autumn Fire – early autumnal morning in our garden
A cool start, a foggy dawn. The mellow light tinted the milky haze of fog rising from the earth, too beautiful for even the wind to disturb. The usual west of Ireland wind stayed respectfully still and silent. As the sun sleepily woke and rose over the horizon the fog dispersed to the air, leavingContinue reading “Autumn Fire – early autumnal morning in our garden”
Finding our bog
“Samhradh, samradh, bainne na ngamhna, thugamar féin an samhradh linn…” Hanna was singing while walking down the road, she wore her heavy winter coat. It certainly was not the weather that inspired her performance, but more a plea to the gods to bring the summer weather, “summer, summer, the honeysuckle, we brought the summer withContinue reading “Finding our bog”
Well done to the rare un-staked! – Herbaceous Perennials that stand up for themselves…
I love gardening but there are some jobs that are laborious and feel like a waste of one’s good time if they have to be done too often, cutting the grass is one such task, staking herbaceous perennials is another. The former job is reduced by having less grass areas and more plants, and inContinue reading “Well done to the rare un-staked! – Herbaceous Perennials that stand up for themselves…”
Pickled Elder Flower Buds – Recipe
Pickled Elder Flower Buds Elder flowers open in succession, so even now while there are flowers in full bloom there are further flowers still to open. The flower heads when harvested at the green bud stage are delicious pickled, a bit like a substitute for capers. Collecting the flower heads Snap off unopened flower heads.Continue reading “Pickled Elder Flower Buds – Recipe”
Jane Mc Corkell’s My Garden is a garden for everyone -BLOOM 2012
Maybe it’s the economic climate, maybe people are more nostalgic when times are hard and we reminisce with our rose tinted glasses as we look back on the days that were better. Some of my favourite show gardens at Bloom have a touch of the past about them, where the simplistic design relies on aContinue reading “Jane Mc Corkell’s My Garden is a garden for everyone -BLOOM 2012”
Ciaran The Gardener 