Today I learnt about the traditional art of ikebana at the Chester Beatty Library. Thanks to the Ireland Japan Association for organising. It was fascinating to watch 5 different floral displays being made, all beautiful. Our instructor told us you are not meant to talk when making the display, a truly meditative experience.
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How does your garden grow…..
This week in Airfield Estate we learnt how to pot on plant cuttings, the difference between espalier and fan training, how to deal with spring bulbs and making suitable compost for container pots. I highly recommend this course with Airfield. Colm O’Driscoll, head gardener at Airfield, is a fountain of knowledge and we learnt soContinueContinue reading “How does your garden grow…..”
Tea-time!
Today I learnt that even plants like tea – nettle tea, comfrey tea, seaweed extract. I wonder if they like mint tea too? Pictures below show how to make plant tea using a rather large tea bag (sack!)! Beware the final tea is rather pungent……. Thanks to Kitty Scully from Airfield Estate and Farm (http://www.airfield.ie/) forContinueContinue reading “Tea-time!”
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