Blarney Castle News
Time for a rain dance?
To say the year so far has been challenging would be a major understatement. We are currently baking in the high twenties with no sign of a let up and the entire gardens are crying out for water...........
A great display in May
May was a pretty difficult month in the gardens with quite unsettled weather. This meant that we delayed planting out a lot of our tender tropical plants and bedding. Things seemed to be settling down in the second half of the month though .......
All go in April
April has been a real stop start month in the gardens, and the poor plants have been totally confused by our crazy weather. I think things are finally starting to right themselves now though........
A Messy March
March has been another busy month in the gardens and I would say we are at least two weeks behind last year for growth......
A Freezing February
It has been an extremely busy month here in the gardens. As I’m writing this we have a mad panic on as we try to wrap up a lot of our more tender plants to protect against the predicted big freeze. Spring WAS definitely on its way....
January Hustle and Bustle
As usual, January has flown by in a blur. Christmas is a vague memory and all of the focus is on preparing for the coming tourist season.......