Blarney Castle News
Tree of the Year 2019!
Blarney Castle is delighted to have won Irelands Tree of the Year competition. Our magnificent Yew Tree located above the Witch’s Kitchen was in the running with 4 other trees from around the country.
Just enough rain in July
July has been a pretty good month for us in the gardens. I was worried about a possible drought, but we have been lucky enough to get plenty of rain showers to balance out the fine weather.....
A Jumbled June
June has been an awkward month in the gardens. Cold nights have meant a slow start for many of our vegetables in the Kitchen Garden. It looks as though things are finally coming around though...........
Maybe May is the best month
The gardens are an absolute riot of colour at the moment and I’m constantly surprised by some new flower each day. Several years of planting is starting to pay dividends......
April and Azaleas are out...
For this month’s blog I have decided to mix things up a bit, so as well as the usual monthly updates and information I will focus in on a specific area of the gardens.........
Marching into spring
March is usually a very busy month for us in the gardens. The usual maintenance jobs such as grass cutting, edging and weed control are all now ongoing, but there are still many seasonal jobs to complete .......
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Recent Posts
- Post Christmas Plans
- Now there goes November…..
- Off Plant Hunting in October
- Photography Award opens to celebrate the beauty of Blarney Castle
- Shades of Autumn in September
- End of August brings Autumn?
- Tree of the Year 2019!
- Just enough rain in July
- A Jumbled June
- Maybe May is the best month