Rosemary is both a handsome shrub for the garden and a delicious flavouring in the kitchen. Rosmarinus officinalis, as it is named botanically is an evergreen shrub that grows to about 1.2 metres (4ft) and produces bright blue flowers in late Spring. Although it was killed by the hard winter a couple of years ago,Continue reading “Lemon and Rosemary Tartlets – Recipe”
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A Saturday Night with Black Sabbath Making Rose Hip Jam…
Its coming to that time of year again, blackberries are ripe, elder berries are ripening and the rose hips are nearly there. I “look forward” to some Saturday nights making jam. During the summer I made some rose hip jam from fruits that were in the freezer, it is a delicious jam but it doesContinue reading “A Saturday Night with Black Sabbath Making Rose Hip Jam…”
Sea buckthorn berries make good jam!
I was getting ready to do a talk to the North Mayo Garden Club today, and as I was going through my presentation I remembered that I had a few pots of delicious apple and sea buckthorn jam left. Sea buckthorn berries are a super health food; one small berry can have a Vitamin CContinue reading “Sea buckthorn berries make good jam!”
GOING WILD ABOUT WILD BLUE BERRY JAM IN FINLAND
I have been in Finland for the last couple of weeks with my wife Hanna, a native of this beautiful tree filled land. Finland is the most forested country in the EU. Approximately 74% of the country is covered in forest. One gets the impression that even the biggest towns and cities are living areasContinue reading “GOING WILD ABOUT WILD BLUE BERRY JAM IN FINLAND”
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”
Facebook friend offers free weedkiller for my talk
Tonight I am doing a talk for the Oranmore GIY (Grow Your Own) Group. The title of the talk is “Top Fruit, Soft Fruit and Strange Fruit”. I announced the talk on my Facebook page and then I got an email from a Facebook friend who I have never met, Oisin from Irish Organic Weedkiller.Continue reading “Facebook friend offers free weedkiller for my talk”
Bergamots
Lovely Bergamots and limes “Can I photograph your bergamots?” I innocently enquired. “I have never been asked that before” the lady replied. Her husband enquired if I wanted to photograph his, I declined. It was all quite innocent, I was asking the friendly couple who run Kinnedan Organic Farm stall if I could photograph theirContinue reading “Bergamots”
Ciaran The Gardener 