1 day to BLOOM

Ireland's answer to the Chelsea flower show kicks off tomorrow in the Phoenix Park Dublin.
This is Ireland's largest garden, food and family event and will run for 5 days over the bank holiday weekend.
Check it out here

Primula Denticulata

Primula Denticulata var.alba

The white "drum stick" primula is suitable for any garden where the soil is neutral or acid and does not dry out in summer. It blooms from mid-spring through to summer. First scientifically recorded in 1804, it is commonly found in a fairly wide area of Asia from Afghanistan to Bhutan and into China. More recently spotted far far away form its Himalayan home, courtesy of my local garden centre, in a corner of county Wicklow, Ireland.

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Welcome

Welcome to my wild Wicklow garden and welcome to my first ever blog entry. Being a green gardener is one thing but being a green blogger is a whole other ball game, what I lack in expertise I will try to make up for in enthusiasm. I inherited my interest in gardening along with my green fingers from my family. Both of my parents like to keep a nice garden and I have some fond memories of childhood Sundays spent tending to various gardening jobs. Whenever I spend time in my own garden I am always reminded of my late grandmother Mary Cryan. She loved to grow things and took great care and pride in her own garden. Certain flowers will all ways remind me of her, Sweet William, Nasturtium and Lavender. Here on my Wild Wicklow Garden blog I hope to explore and share with you the simplicity, beauty, joy, hard work and sometimes frustration - all of the things that are part of looking after a garden. I look forward to keeping you up to date with day to day events in my corner of the garden of Ireland in county Wicklow.

Sweet William

Lavender

Nasturtium