I thought it was a box hedge that we were chopping. We had a saw, a shears and even an axe. It was a family event. My dad was cutting the thick stems with the saw while questioning the wisdom of the act. My mother directed the operations, ensuring him that it had to beContinue reading “Lonicera nitida – learning to love it”
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The Magician and the Glasnevin Potato Vine – Botanic Gardens Dublin May 2012
It should be warm, warmer than today. I am not under any illusion, I do not expect the sun to shine every day, this is Ireland, but this is May, it should not be freezing! I met a group of my students this morning in the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin Dublin, one of ourContinue reading “The Magician and the Glasnevin Potato Vine – Botanic Gardens Dublin May 2012”
Gorse Flower Cordial
Gorse bushes can be seen all over the countryside, their florescent yellow bloom light the hillsides, a blaze of colour across the land. Unfortunately sometimes their blaze is literal, their oil rich wood all too quickly ignites in dry weather and fires of gorse burn fiercely every year. The truth is that gorse is oftenContinue reading “Gorse Flower Cordial”
Ciaran The Gardener 