2024 February Staging Colour in the Courtyard
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1M ago
While it's been a while since my last blogger post, there has been plenty of good intentions to get on with doing one. As always though, intentions don't get blog posts published, so have finally gotten around to downloading the blog app on my phone.  In this the first of the 2024 photos, we see the courtyard staging area, with pots a plenty, full of fresh green growth, including ..read more
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Early January 2022
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2y ago
Hi everyone,Writing this blog to compliment the YouTube video I did, (watch it here ?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGtDDsMT4Es ??)discussing early January here, what we are up to at the moment and plans over the coming week or so. Firstly, it is worth mentioning that if you have any spring bulbs such as Tulips or daffodils, do get them planted as soon as you can. While it is late to plant ..read more
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Lime green volunteers and lost puppy’s
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3y ago
As always, with the spring bulbs all but finished and the summer colour not quite in yet, the question of what provides interest during early summer can be seen in the staging area. There is a particular combination of three plants that really do catch my eye, as pointed out by one of my Twitter friends recently, and interestingly it’s not because of their flowers. I’m talking about the lime ..read more
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#HughsGardenAdventures: Altamont Gardens, Carlow
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3y ago
Love this place, and that’s despite the weather over recent weeks and today being very damp and wet ...What else can I add about this garden? Well it’s a superb place to visit at this time of year if you travel to the locality, or even as a specific destination for a day out, and they’ve a plant centre and outdoor cafe on site too if you feel inspired to treat yourself.Happy gardening,Hugh ..read more
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Garden tasks and thoughts
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3y ago
Hi everybody, Hugh here, fair to say I haven’t blogged in a wee while, so welcome back. I thought I might share this write up I did for a local group of learning gardeners, who asked what should they be doing about summer/ autumn colour in their gardens at this time of year. Containers and hanging baskets:Continue to keep you summer colour going for as long as possible. This can include ..read more
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From potager to potager ...
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5y ago
“The times they are a changin’” once wrote Bob Dylan, and for me, never has this been more true.  Since my last blog post here in 2018, I’ve moved from my much written about potager garden in north county and relocated to my new allotment space, which I’m now happy to call ‘potager’, once again. In getting to this place, there has been difficult times, not only in gardening terms, but in my ..read more
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