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The Irish Oriental Garden

The Irish Oriental Garden

http://irish-oriental.blogspot.com

practical help on how to change your garden on a budget by turning some of the old and unwanted into the new and fashionable

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  • Massive Mushrooms

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 15:04 in recipes, december

    It's actually getting warmer and the temperature has risen to 9 degrees Celsius, however with the dark days looming, I still like to spend more time indoors. On several past occasions, I have tried to grow mushrooms but finally gave up as I can bu...

  • To be more Social

    Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 08:51

    Social networking has become a major part of our online lives, and an important form of interaction and notification. To allow you keep up-to-date with this site and comments by contributors, I have setup a few more social notification and interac...

  • Mealybug Infestations

    Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 07:39 in climate, wildlife, Indoors, july, december, orchids

    Well the frost has arrived from the Arctic and last night everything turned white with a fine layer of ice and the temperature dropped to about -4 Celsius (about 24F). So apart from a quick run around during the short light hours, I have been sweep...

  • After the Storm

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 13:16 in climate, fruit, bonsai, tree, november

    After the unusual storms of early november, the gardens were a mess with almost every tree stripped of leaves (excluding the conifers) and some damaged. The main garden is not hit too bad as it's sheltered on all four sides by hedges, trees, walls...

  • Thanksgiving Appetizers

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 16:40 in climate, fruit, tree, november

    Shopping in a local food store in the non-food department I came across the bargain of the year.Hidden amongst many items on clearance was a Pear Tree, that still had a few green leaves on display, the price, almost free, this offer was too good to ...

  • Hedge Trimming

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 06:25 in october, wildflowers, shrub, climber

    As Autumn moves forward towards Winter I took the opportunity of a few dry days to cut back the hedges surrounding the gardens.After cutting the trees down to a controllable height to allow more light into the end of the house, leaves had now grown ...

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