Emer had a very successful plant sale in June and as a result of this and of a further very generous donation we now have another wooden bench to match the existing one. There has been plenty of colour but drought and wind have been problems. Particularly good were verbena bonariensis with kalamgrostis karl foerster, [...]
Before we put the garden to bed in late autumn, we had planted a lot of bulbs and corms - mostly daffodils, tulips, eranthis and anemones so when we started back after St. Patrick's Day we had a great splash of colour. Some of the annuals that we had planted last year had survived the [...]
Our first trip of the year in April saw us visit Counties Carlow and Kildare. First up was Altamont in Tullow where, after listening to a brief history of the Estate, we were taken on a tour of the lovely gardens - a blend of formal and informal planting with sweeping lawns, woodland walks, and [...]