Artichokes are basically a giant perennial thistle well known for it’s most prized culinary delight – the young flower heads and artichoke hearts. These are delicious when steamed and dipped in fennel butter. Please note this is a PRE-Sale. This item is part of the Winter Selection and will be posted when plants are dormant […]
Part of the Winter Selection available again from October in our pre-sale. Subscribe to our email list to get notified. Potted plants are available during summer! Oriental poppies are not only giant, they’re also a hardy perennial producing beautiful blooms among a pollinator favourite source of nectar forage. Plants are 1 year old and posted […]
Also known as sacred basil, Tulsi has the most extraordinary flavour when eaten fresh and dried it makes for a pleasant tea infusion. It’s an annual herb and is best grown indoors very similarly to culinary basil. Holy Basil Seeds 200x €2.90 Holy Basil Seeds 1000x €9.50
We are having a New Years Raffle to get everyone excited about the new growing season coming up shortly. You can enter for free by simply subscribing to our email list below. If you’re already subscribed simply reply “Count me in!” to our raffle email. Entries are closing 3PM Sunday the 23rd of Jan 2022 […]
Yacon is another one of those edible perennial tubers from the Andees. It is closely related to Jerusalem artichokes and the sunflower, while it’s daisy like yellow flowers and tropical leaves make for a beautiful ornamental to grow in any garden. The tubers are crisp, juicy and slightly sweet after curing, the fruit of the […]
We like homesteading as a practical way of connecting our busy lives to the land in an effort to transition from consumers to producers. Building systems to deal with supplies from the garden increases self reliance and quality of life. As many of you requested, here’s a video of our newest pallet innovation, the wood […]
Also known butterfly bush or summer lilac, Buddleia is a beautiful flowering shrub immensely valuable to the wildlife by producing large amounts of nectar especially benefiting pollinators. The flowers are intensely scented and will make any cut flower bouquet smell like perfume. In our gardens Buddleia turned into mature 10ft (3m) tall shrubs in only […]
Part of the Winter Selection available again from October in our pre-sale. Subscribe to our email list to get notified. The key advantage of the American elder is that it produces flowers throughout the growing season increasing the harvest window significantly. The flowers of the American elder have a superior vanilla flavour. Both the flowers […]
Portuguese kale is also known as walking stick kale. It’s perennial, meaning it will continue to grow delicious leaves year after year. These can be harvested fresh any time of the year including winter which gives it a very flexible harvest window without the need to preserve them. It’s a delicate flavor similar to cabbage […]
2021 is now another year gone by, a productive year with lots of fruitful gardening and homesteading projects. Thanks to all of those that have helped, volunteers, neighbors, our customers, our audience and last but not least nature itself. The wheel of life is ticking over even now in mid winter, spring is fast approaching. […]