The Right Time To Grow

With high day time temperatures, the sun factor increasing the warmth in the greenhouse well above the the teens and night time temperatures in the minus…. I could almost do a piece here on autumn colour but… it’s March and there are no leaves on the trees. So instead the resulting problem and piece is [...]

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Weedle

Never heard of weedle before….. neither had I until yesterday. I went along to the launch and I have to say I was impressed.
!00% Irish run, developed, managed and owned…. all good so far…. and as of today employing 18 people and based in Blackrock Co. Dublin. That alone deserves a standing ovation…..
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Blackrock Park, Dublin

I used to pass this park heading southside of dublin, on towards Wicklow and beyond. I’d only ever seen the wee little island house from the roadside, but I never  took the time to go in. Sunday [28/02/10] I did just that.
According to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Councils Website:
A formal Victorian park was thus [...]

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Profile Pictures

I had gone in search of some feedback for the website recently. I felt it needed a few tweeks here and there. Although not via comments, the answers came back in very I didn’t wish to sound like I was insulting you sort of a format.
Outside of the sites text it seemed I was missing [...]

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Today Fm Sunday 28 February 2010

This Sunday 28th February sometime after 10am, I’ll be a guest on the Today Fm Sunday Business Show. It’s not my first time on the radio, although it is my first on Today FM.
Happily Surprisingly, for some I won’t be on to talk about horticulture as such
The show itself is described as offering…
the [...]

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Dublin Bike Scheme

I live in a small farming town called called Ballyboughal. There’s no bus service here and very little else
Last week I had a meeting in Dublin City Centre. So I got a lift into Dublin City.
What happens when at about 5pm, peak traffic one hits near Sherriff Street and tries to get to [...]

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St Patricks Park, Dublin

I had been to St Patricks Park before. Just never with camera in hand and an eye on reviewing it. There is a difference.
But I love this park. I like the personal touch to it – the signs of which are, literally, everywhere.
Of particular note *and something that makes the park so very beautiful are [...]

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Your Country Your Call

Monday night I was invited to a meeting in The Guinness Storehouse. Martin McAleese was coming along. So were some of Irelands top blogger people.
Your country your call is the brainchild of Martin McAleese
….is what I was told. I’d met Martin before. Nice guy. Ferdinand Von Prondzynski was there too – should have asked him  [...]

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Iveagh Gardens, Dublin

It was last month when I chose to visit the Iveagh Gardens just north of St Stephens Green.
On the whole, I like the Iveagh Gardens. I like the layout, the sunken lawn and the symetry of the main features.
But on this occasion I was a bit surprised with some elements of the grounds.
The Iveagh Gardens [...]

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For Everything Else There’s Mastercard…

garden furniture, all shapes and sizes all costs and types. I’ve seen them all. But if you are landscaping on a budget… or not and you want that seat that will fit right in to the ‘au natural’ look then I’ve got 2 that will save you a few shillings…
I have built these before in [...]

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