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 […]
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 and the berries can be made into wines, cordials and jams. An excellent wildlife tree readily supplying a source for […]
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 […]
Can be used for hedging, windbreaks, biomass and firewood. Extra quick growing Poplar species reaching up to 12 feet / 3.6m in just one year when mulched or planted into a lasagne garden. Don’t let freshly planted cuttings dry out in the first growing season. Cuttings are about 25cm / 9″ long and about pencil […]
Garlic is a very easy vegetable to grow and harvest. Once cured and dried it can be stored for up to 1 year. Autumn or early Spring planting is essential for the frost to split the bulb into individual cloves. If planted after the last frost you will get a large single clove. Garlic Purple […]
Rhubarb is a hardy perennial plant native to central Asia. Ideal for pies and jams. It requires no maintenance and provides an abundant harvest year after year. Our favorite variety is Glaskins perpetual because it can be harvested after mid summer until the end of the growing season. Great ground cover for planting along borders […]
Mashua is a tuberous Nasturtium, extremely hardy and well suited to our cold temperate maritime climate in Ireland. It has been used by humans for 8000 years and has been in cultivation for about 1400 years in Peru and Bolivia at over 3000 meters above sea level. The whole plant is edible. The leaves and […]
With the days getting shorter tuberous vegetables are preparing for the Winter, storing all their hard earned energy underground in the form of tubers. The first hard frost won’t be long knocking them all back to the ground and defoliating them. In this video we captured the garden just before this happens, showing the garden […]
Currant are our favourite berry because it’s so productive and reliable. The berries are versatile – eaten like as is or made used in jams, cakes and even country wines. 1x Red Currant Bare Root €4.50 1x Black Currant Bare Root €4.50 2x Red & Black Currant Bare Root Mix €8
Strong and pleasant flavour traditionally drank as a desert tea with honey. Newly added to our mint collection! Vigorous rhizomes (Root cuttings) are freshly harvested on the day of purchase and posted unwashed for extra preservation. Each of the root cuttings is 10cm long and can be planted 1-2cm deep in a pot kept near […]