It does seem a little early to be talking about Christmas, but if you want to have new potatoes for Christmas dinner this is what you do: What to plant You need cold treated seed – the cold breaks the dormancy cycle and spurs the potato into growth again. By using your own homegrown seed potatoes, or those from an...
We have a winner of our GDPR Competition! Congratulations to John Kinsella in Cork who is now the proud owner of a Sneeboer Titanium hand tool set. Many thanks to all of you who took the trouble to enter and sign up for our newsletter - your support is really appreciated.
There are two types of people in the world – those that like sprouts and those that see sprouts as the vegetable that spoils Christmas. This is probably all down to cooking so perhaps I should have started by saying there are two types of cooks in the world – those that respect the sprout and those that boil it...
Paint – Look beyond the colour The properties that we desire in paint - such as durability, dispersion, resistance to fungus and vibrant colour - are unfortunately generally achieved by the use of man-made chemical additives. The constituents of most paints may include formaldehyde, heavy metals and volatile organic compounds - or VOCs for short (those VOCs are partially responsibe...
Livos wood care products will colour, enhance and care for all your wood items in a natural and sustainable way. The base of most LIVOS products is the oil of linseed - one of the oldest cultivated plants. You could say that linseed is woods best friend! Linseed Oil Flowers of Linseed (or Flax). When used as a wood finish...
Lovely Knockvicar in Boyle, Co Roscommon. There are some fantastic gardens that are open to the public in Ireland and, if you are planning some trips this Summer, you may want to consider including a visit to some of the gardens listed here - this is by no means a definitive list as there are just so many to choose...
The first fruit to ripen in summer - and the most popular - strawberries are everyone’s favourite. Strawberries are a member of the rose family and aren't really a fruit or a berry but the enlarged receptacle of the flower. First cultivated in ancient Rome, strawberries are now the most popular berry fruit in the world. Planting Strawberries Strawberries are best planted...
Deirdre from Doonbeg in West Clare is our featured garden for April Congratulations Deirdre and thanks for sharing the story of your garden with us - and such lovely pictures! It sounds like you have put a lot of work into your garden and are now reaping the benefits of all that hard work. we hope you enjoy spending your...
Olivia from Carrigaline is our featured garden for February Congratulations and a BIG thank you go to Olivia for sharing her story and pictures of her lovely garden with us. It's great to hear about the great variety of plants she is growing and the story of how she has created her garden and the problems she has encountered and...
Kale - Overview, Health benefits & Cooking with Kale Kale is an amazing vegetable packed full of goodness and with some amazing health benefits, Kale is the king, of all the super healthy greens. It is one of the healthiest and most nutritious plant foods in existence - loaded with all sorts of beneficial compounds, some of which have powerful medicinal properties. ...
It does seem a little early to be talking about Christmas, but if you want to have new potatoes for Christmas dinner this is what you do: What to plant You need cold treated seed – the cold breaks the dormancy cycle and spurs the potato into growth again. By using your own homegrown seed potatoes, or those from an...
We have a winner of our GDPR Competition! Congratulations to John Kinsella in Cork who is now the proud owner of a Sneeboer Titanium hand tool set. Many thanks to all of you who took the trouble to enter and sign up for our newsletter - your support is really appreciated.
There are two types of people in the world – those that like sprouts and those that see sprouts as the vegetable that spoils Christmas. This is probably all down to cooking so perhaps I should have started by saying there are two types of cooks in the world – those that respect the sprout and those that boil it...
Paint – Look beyond the colour The properties that we desire in paint - such as durability, dispersion, resistance to fungus and vibrant colour - are unfortunately generally achieved by the use of man-made chemical additives. The constituents of most paints may include formaldehyde, heavy metals and volatile organic compounds - or VOCs for short (those VOCs are partially responsibe...
Livos wood care products will colour, enhance and care for all your wood items in a natural and sustainable way. The base of most LIVOS products is the oil of linseed - one of the oldest cultivated plants. You could say that linseed is woods best friend! Linseed Oil Flowers of Linseed (or Flax). When used as a wood finish...
Lovely Knockvicar in Boyle, Co Roscommon. There are some fantastic gardens that are open to the public in Ireland and, if you are planning some trips this Summer, you may want to consider including a visit to some of the gardens listed here - this is by no means a definitive list as there are just so many to choose...
The first fruit to ripen in summer - and the most popular - strawberries are everyone’s favourite. Strawberries are a member of the rose family and aren't really a fruit or a berry but the enlarged receptacle of the flower. First cultivated in ancient Rome, strawberries are now the most popular berry fruit in the world. Planting Strawberries Strawberries are best planted...
Deirdre from Doonbeg in West Clare is our featured garden for April Congratulations Deirdre and thanks for sharing the story of your garden with us - and such lovely pictures! It sounds like you have put a lot of work into your garden and are now reaping the benefits of all that hard work. we hope you enjoy spending your...
Olivia from Carrigaline is our featured garden for February Congratulations and a BIG thank you go to Olivia for sharing her story and pictures of her lovely garden with us. It's great to hear about the great variety of plants she is growing and the story of how she has created her garden and the problems she has encountered and...
Kale - Overview, Health benefits & Cooking with Kale Kale is an amazing vegetable packed full of goodness and with some amazing health benefits, Kale is the king, of all the super healthy greens. It is one of the healthiest and most nutritious plant foods in existence - loaded with all sorts of beneficial compounds, some of which have powerful medicinal properties. ...