All posts for the month August, 2025

The joys (and occasional sorrows) of the garden

Much of this last fortnight has been spent in the garden, wood and orchard. A lot of Jacqui’s hard work is now coming to fruition, literally in many cases. After the polytunnel blew away the first time we were sure we had missed the planting season and had very low expectations for this year. Despite […]

August again – feral crows, biting flies and a special birthday

August again and it is hot. Very hot. As we are close to a rather stagnant pond this means there are a lot of insects. Some are a delight as butterflies and bees descend on the lavender all day. I’ve counted at least six different types of butterflies and countless species of bees. We also […]

A very different life – and rather horticultural

After almost five years since our move from the UK we now have a very different life here in rural Ireland. I became aware of it last week when I was about to go back inside. It had just started to rain but I realised I was not running to the door. Instead I ambled […]