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When deciding on the shape of the central herb garden I had first thought of a spiral, but then I came across labyrinth designs and became intrigued.
Labyrinths are found all around the world in many cultures and civilizations. The...
On the morning of yesterday's open day we arrived wondering how the day would go, especially considering the mixed weather. As we got to the kitchen, Maria, a friend of ours, said, "oh, you have a fox", and we saw curled up in a corner, a small...
I am delighted with progress in the vegetable garden. We have achieved my goal of getting half the garden in this year. With the help of our wwoofers we are there. Lots of lazy beds are in and so are lots of veg all looking well! Broad beans were...
We have been making great progress in the last few months and it is mostly due to help we have received from voluntary or (knock down priced) workers. Mike was able to build and roof an outdoor kitchen with the help of Ollie and Mark who did well...
I've been scouring the East Coast and its not easy to find the seaweed we need for our Lazy Beds. Our best load came from "Travelahawk" beach in Wicklow Town below the Black Castle.
After all the hard work lugging it up steps in baskets,...
We got well under way with planting during the Orchard Course with 16 trees in. By the end of March we hope to have finished "little orchard" and the permaculture area's forest orchard with a total of 46 trees.
Will, our tutor on the...
I've been doing little else but deer fencing lately. You'll get different opinions about how high that deer can actually jump. I've heard some stories that they can clear as much as 9 or 10 feet, but I am hoping they are wrong. The spec for...
We went away for a few days' break without time to take down the yurt. Over the weekend we heard about gale force winds back in Co Wicklow.
We came back yesterday and I went up to the land this evening to see how the yurt had fared....
Our first course with Frank Albrecht Feng Shui consultant and diviner was a success, but leaves room for improvement. One friend remarked on how we get things done because we don't wait until everything is perfect before beginning. Perhaps, we...
