Gardening
Whether you have a veg plot or just a windowsill, I have an array of posts that cover favourite seeds to sow, to gardening techniques to master. I also have a weekly IGTV series that you can check out on Instagram.
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Tips for Tantalising Tomatoes

Tips for Tantalising Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a popular plant to grow thanks to their delicious fruit, but they can be prone to blight and low cropping. The way to avoid these issues is to keep up their maintenance. With a bit of work you’ll find your tomato plants will flourish and give you a...

Growing Cucumbers

Growing Cucumbers

Homegrown cucumbers are a taste sensation in contrast with their supermarket counterparts and well worth growing at home. There are many varieties of cucumber to chose from but my favourite is the Burpless Tasty Green which is suited to growing in a polytunnel,...

How to Grow Sensational Spring Onions

How to Grow Sensational Spring Onions

With summer now underway I am making sure I am successional sowing my favourite edible crops and that includes the delicious and versatile spring onion. The Spring onions is often overlooked despite being a fantastic vegetable for the garden. Taking up minimal space,...

How to Grow an Edible Windowbox

How to Grow an Edible Windowbox

Now that spring is well underway, germination is speeding up and it’s the perfect time to start growing your own delicious veggies. One of my favourite things to grow right now is an edible window box, full of yummy and easy to grow salad crops. This is a fun...

Gorgeous Gladioli for Summer

With Spring starting to emerge its time to think about summer flowers and planting our gladioli!  Gladioli  are fantastic additions to any garden bed or large container. With bright flowers and interesting foliage they add colour and height to the garden are a...

Garden Cocktails with Benromach Organic  Whisky

Garden Cocktails with Benromach Organic Whisky

There’s no better way to celebrate the festive season than with a delicious cocktail made with herbs from the garden and hedgerow.  Today I’m really excited to be teaming up with Benromach whisky to bring you two delicious garden cocktails that are perfect for...

Gardening Books I’m Loving Right Now

Gardening Books I’m Loving Right Now

Winter is always a time that I crave a good gardening book. The lush colourful pictures of gardens are so inspiring and just the ticket to say goodbye to the winter blues. I decided to film a video on some of my current favourites including Wild about Weeds by Jack...

Growing Shallots

Growing Shallots

As January comes to a close we can begin to think about getting out into the garden to grow some veg, and one of my favourite jobs is to plant shallots.  Shallots are a wonderful addition to any veg garden, with their sweet, aromatic and mild flavour they make a...

Creating a Cut Flower Container Garden

Creating a Cut Flower Container Garden

On this last day of January I'm dreaming of my container garden that sits out the front of my Irish cottage. I usually plant edibles and medicinal plants such as kitchen herbs, mints, pelegoniums, calendula, nasturium and chamomile. However after watching this lovely...