It is the eve of Bealtaine at Bealtaine Cottage and so I am celebrating 8 years of permaculture here at the cottage! Summer is upon us once again and the Earth is busy producing the harvest of the coming season… The flowers of the Chives have already made an appearance and these are just so gorgeous in salads. Chives is also very easy to grow, forming lovely clumps as above and producing edible leaves and flowers that replace the traditional Spring Onion for me!
Yesterday afternoon was spent cutting the grass, regarded as a harvest and used in compost and as mulching. The by product of all this harvest is neat grass paths upon which to walk!
Lots of beautiful “weeds,” …what do you think? Here is today’s video…focusing on the woodland and what grows down there!
Eight years- there’s perseverence for you! Well done to yourself!
Wish our weather was summery, don’t think its ever going to arrive here, and I can’t bear to be parted from me winter Arans yet either!
Enjoy your party agus Bealtaine breá agat!
That is interesting, because the famous Bluebell Woods near where I live…Dereen Woods, were a month early in their display…so it would appear that the seasons are out of sync somewhat!
Colx
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An update on the new orchard…the mulching continues as the blossom breaks on the little trees. Lots of nettles have been chopped and layered on the mulch! The path is being extended, as I find time to do a little more and a little more! Look who has made a little bed for himself on […]
The new sign at Bealtaine Cottage, alongside a more important one…”No Fracking!” Time to advertise what it is we stand for! The power of advertising is immense. Corporations and governments allocate massive amounts of money each year to get their messages of suppression and control across to the public. However, we have the access to […]
Apple blossom on the Apple trees The Bog garden springs to life… Bluebells in the Fairy Wood Earth Day… Photos from Bealtaine Cottage Permaculture Gardens on Earth Day.
Apple blossom this morning at Bealtaine. As I write this I am listening to Irish Radio…talking endlessly about money, economics, making people spend money, kick-starting the economy! They just don’t get it! The wealth of a country must be measured in the health and wellbeing of its people… Rhubarb waiting for me to turn it […]
Found this morning on a bank at Bealtaine…the first Orchid of the year and I think this is the Green Winged Orchid that can be found only in occasional habitats here in Ireland. The flowers should open up today…when I shall take another pic and post later…it’s exciting! The flower head of Lunaria, (Honesty) is […]
what a relief to take a virtual tour through the garden…thx for sharing! eric
That’s only a little bit of it! More to come…
Colx
Eight years- there’s perseverence for you! Well done to yourself!
Wish our weather was summery, don’t think its ever going to arrive here, and I can’t bear to be parted from me winter Arans yet either!
Enjoy your party agus Bealtaine breá agat!
Thanks Beckety…and hopefully the summer will be there for you soon!
Bealtaine Blessings to you and yours
Colx
It just all looks so green and lush…how will you celebrate your hard work an diligence? Congratulations.
Jess
Tomorrow Eve I am having a party and a bonfire, lots of home made goodies and good company…the weather is goo too!
Colx
Congratulations on your anniversary!
Thank you…the time has flown!
Colx
Like the post. Love the video. We have had almost no bluebells this year. There are a few in my garden but very sparse in the woods.
That is interesting, because the famous Bluebell Woods near where I live…Dereen Woods, were a month early in their display…so it would appear that the seasons are out of sync somewhat!
Colx
Totally, even in my spare bedroom I am having trouble starting sweet pepper plants.