I love visiting gardens, it's one of my happy places, and I love Hazelwood House in Sligo. I got to look inside it back in 2015 - you can read about it here. I haven't been inside the house since then, but I know there has been a huge amount of work done on the... Continue Reading →
A Visit to Saffon’s Garden – One of the Secret Gardens of Sligo
I love visiting gardens and spending time in nature, it's something I don't do enough of, because it's just so relaxing; watching the bees go about their work, and listening to the bird song. Saffron has the most beautiful garden, located on the Sligo/Roscommon border, and she is part of the Secret Gardens of Sligo... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Happy Sunday to all you lovely people out there. I hope you are all keeping well, and if you are in Ireland I hope you are enjoying the four seasons in one day weather, and the huge hailstones! We have had a couple of lovely sunny days though, and I even managed to get some... Continue Reading →
Sligo Children’s Community Garden
If you are a regular visitor to the blog you'll know how much I like discovering new places, especially in Sligo. Well I say new, the Sligo Children's Community Garden (SCCG) has been running since 2020, it's a place where children and families can play, learn and grow. With a focus on biodiversity, sustainability and... Continue Reading →
Healy Plants Sligo
A couple of weeks ago I went to Healy Plants near The Holy Well in Sligo. It's a gorgeous garden centre and even though it was raining I loved looking around. I'm still trying to get my photography passion back so wandering around looking at the plants and the wildlife was a great way for... Continue Reading →
Squirrels and Sculptures
In order to find my missing mojo I took a trip to the Botanic Gardens in Dublin today. It's one of my favourite places in Dublin to visit and it's free! I was delighted with this little fellow decided to pose for me. So after taking about 50 photos of him I carried on to... Continue Reading →