Part of the Winter Selection available again from October in our pre-sale. Subscribe to our email list to get notified. Elder is a well known hedgerow tree prized for it’s flowers in early summer and it’s berries in autumn, both ideal for making cordials and country wines. Bare root trees are about 1foot / 30cm […]
We are going to have a Seed & Plant Swap Event on Sunday the 10th of April here in the midlands of Ireland. Please watch the video below for more details and share this page with your gardening groups and friends. Thanks! More details below. Details: What? – Gardens for Life Seed & Plant Swap […]
Part of the Winter Selection available again from October in our pre-sale. Subscribe to our email list to get notified. 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. Cuttings are 20cm long and […]
We participated in an apple tree grafting workshop hosted by the Roscommon Produce Network. We learned how to graft any variety of apple onto a rootstock of your choice. Making your own apple and other fruit trees saves you money and most importantly it enables you to propagate and preserve old and rare varieties of […]
Conventional gardening methods involve backbreaking work including digging and weeding generally resulting in an endless cycle of poor to average yields, stressed plants and an off-putting amount of maintenance to keep the garden somewhat productive. This is mainly because soil disturbance interrupts the life cycles of the soil life and exposing it to UV light […]