The Open Permaculture Gardens Weekend has been a great success.

Visitors have come and walked the gardens, shared the spirit of this little home and talked with others, gathered around the ancient and rather rickety table in this small kitchen.

People, from all walks of life, have shown tremendous generosity, in donating to the Leitrim Animal Welfare Sanctuary.

There is a fantastic 200 Euros to bring to the Sanctuary on Tuesday!

Despite the wet weather, great spirited followers of this blog travelled from all over Ireland, to spend time together in the gardens of Bealtaine Cottage.

Many expressed deep emotion to be here, in what has evolved as a sanctuary for Mother Nature.

After hours of walking the gardens and sharing stories, tea, cake and soup, visitors left  with plants, books, cuttings and ideas, filled with a determination to create their own Eden!

Thank you to Jane Forrester, of Bandon Pottery, who travelled the 10 hour round trip from West Cork,

Sean and Roisin Mc Cluskey from Donegal,

Paddy kelly,

Isabel Huroczlie,

Claudia Kohler,

Paul Browne,

Patricia Wallace from Dunboyne

Joe Morrissey from Dunboyne

Sandra MacLiammon from Cavan

John Murray from Navan

John McAdam from Slane

Peter and Caroline

Nathan and Janet

Iris Weber

Dermot Henry

Sinead Jackson

Una Parsons and Gerry Hunt

What a wonderful, wonderful gathering of people under the eaves of Bealtaine Cottage!

Your wonderful energy resonates here this evening…thank you one and all!