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...