by Becky | Feb 3, 2021 | Books, Gardening, vlog
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...
by Becky | Jan 31, 2021 | Gardening
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...
by Becky | Jan 31, 2021 | Gardening
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...
by Becky | Dec 15, 2020 | Gardening
As the garden slows down and the shorter days force us inside we know it’s time to prepare the garden ready for a season of rest and recuperation. 1.If you haven’t already brought your containers of tender plants inside then now’s the moment to move...
by Becky | Nov 2, 2020 | Gardening
Now that autumn is underway it’s time to think about how we can make our gardens more wildlife friendly and one of my favourite ways of doing this is by planting a native, wild hedge. The perscribed clipped privet or box hedge doesn’t suit all gardens or...
by Becky | May 11, 2020 | Gardening
I love nettles! They are safe, easy to identify and amazingly nutritious! Instead of seeing these plants as weeds I hope to inspire you to start looking upon them in a different light. Nettle can be used in teas, sauteed like spinach, and as a mulch and fertilizer in...
