Benefits of a garden

Materials and Fuel

Firewood, Handcrafting and natural building materials

Food and Medicine

Fresh seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs are flavoursome and healthy

Well being

Exercise, balance and relaxation.

What’s New

Mashua – Ancient Vegetable Harvest and Transplanting – Video

Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum) is a vegetable that has been used by humans for 8000 years...

Useful Plants Series – Mashua

Tropaeolum tuberosum Available in our SHOP. Mashua is a vegetable that has been used by...

Repotting Plants and Mulching Potted Plants – Video

(Scroll down for video) The importance of repotting plants: Give plants room to expand their...

The famous anti slug table – Video

This spring we’ve built an anti slug table in our nursery. The idea is to...

Useful Plants Series – Marigold / Calendula

Calendula officinalis Calendula, also known as common Marigold are a welcome ornamental addition to the...

Pallet up-cycling entries

We’re entering this years pallet up-cycling challenge at the Roscommon lamp festival. We have two...

Feeding Birds during snow in Ireland – Video

Feeding the birds during cold spells and snow helps them a lot to get through...

Grafting Apple trees – Video

Great Video! We’ve been experimenting with grafting in the our gardens this year, we will...