August was where things trailled off and became a bit neglected unfortunately - as the vaccine programme became available for my age group here in Ireland in July for the first dose, I was able to have my second dose in August, which meant I was able to visit my parents in the UK, whom …
The flourish of mid-summer was afoot here. With harvesting started and tiny strawberries coming out as you can see above, with an happy accidental reflection of me in the window of our shed. The strawberries are organic 'European Woodland' variety from Seedaholic sown in 2019 in this hanging planter that lived on the balcony. They …
Fringed willowherb, Epillobium ciliatum Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus The beginning of warmth and colour all round. This was a funny month for me, lots of beauty in the garden, neglected the weeding in the beds as I had one leg in a boot after a car bumped me when I was cycling, this resulted in me …
As it's now the beginning of the growing season in 2022, seems a good time to review last year and share my experience, though I did have the intention of doing it in real time, things turned out to be a bit chaotic! We moved to a house in late 2020, which means we are …
The balcony I'm so excited for spring and have just spent my Sunday afternoon sowing seeds for my balcony and starting to organise the two beds I have in a community garden next door to me. It was November 2018 when I moved in with my partner in Dublin after an internship on an organic …
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