Drunk all your sloe gin, wild strawberry brandy or blackberry vodka over the Christmas period!? You'll likely be left with a bottle of boozy berries. Instead of sending them straight to the compost bin, save the berries to make a Slither! Read...
The Botanical Blog
Ideas, inspiration & advice from us & our garden to you & yours!
Get gardening tips, ‘How-To’ guides & our favourite recipes taking you from sowing & growing to feasting on the best fresh botanical flavours.
Walking West Cork & Kerry
We thought we'd share three of our favourite walks around West Cork & Kerry. These are the walks we keep coming back to, the ones we head out & do on a Sunday or after work on a weekday. All right on our doorstep or just a short drive away. Gleninchaquin Park...
RECIPE: Japanese Quince Jelly
Many people don't realise how many edible plants are hiding in their gardens - Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles japonica) being one! Often picked out at gardens centres & planted for their stunning Spring blooms, Japanese Quince produces small green/yellow apple-like...
RECIPE: No Lemon, Lemon Juice!
We love using lemon juice in cooking & baking, the sharp acidic taste, gives everything from pesto, hommous, nachos, soups, curries & cake an amazing fresh flavour hit. We're less keen about the distance lemons have to travel to get to us & even lovingly...
Winter Berries
With the last of the Autumn leaves falling, Winter berries not only bring bursts of colour to your garden but can provide an essential food source for wildlife & some even a crop of amazing flavours for you to enjoy too! Here we share a few of our favourite Winter...
Autumn Ideas for your Garden
Some Autumn ideas for your garden gathered from our recent travels around the UK visiting friends, family & green spaces of all shapes & sizes! 1. Seed Head & Stem Displays We love Autumn not just for the fiery golden colours this season brings but also...
RECIPE: Boozy Wild Berry Liquor
Here's our recipe for making your own boozy wild berry liquor. This liquor can be enjoyed on its own or in the most amazing warming Winter brews & bakes. If you've collected lots of berries, then make a big batch & bottle as homemade Christmas prezzies....
RECIPE: Our Kitchen Garden Breakfast
Our Kitchen Garden Breakfast is by far the most popular morning feast with our guests.. The breakfast is outstanding!!Katrina - Guest, The Botanical Bell Tent, August 2021 ..everyone mentions the breakfast and it was the best one we had on this trip. It's so...
5 Autumn Gardening Tips
Here are 5 key Autumn Gardening tips that will bring delicious rewards for you, the health of your garden & vitally give back to & help sustain local wildlife now & into the future. 1. Cut your wildflower meadow. Using a strimmer or scythe, leave for a...
Botanical Craft Projects
Incase you missed it, watch our recent virtual workshop for Limerick Garden Festival. We share two beautiful botanical craft projects for you to try at home themed around 'Bringing The Outdoors In', enjoy! Click the button below to head over to the Limerick garden...
SEPTEMBER PACKAGE DEAL
As we round the corner to our final month of escapes, we'd like to share an extra special treat with you - our September Package Deal! Get an Afternoon Tour & Tea experience, worth €120 for your group of 4-6 family or friends when you book a stay in The Botanical...
NEW Edible Adventures
We're thrilled to announce that we've launched two new edible adventures for you this August & September inside our showcase edible paradise - The Garden of Re-Imagination. Introducing our Breakfast Tour & Afternoon Tour & Tea, both now available from this...
EXCLUSIVE JUNE PACKAGE DEAL
We're offering an exclusive package deal for guests who book a last-minute stay in The Botanical B&B for the remainder of June 2021... Get a Private Garden Tour for your group of 4-6 family or friends, worth €240, on us! The 60min tour of The Garden of...
Earth Day – Be the Change in Your Garden
To mark Earth Day this year, we're sharing 5 ways you can take action to be the change in your garden & help ensure your green space nourishes the planet rather than degrade or damage it. 1. Commit to ditching peat. Peatlands are...
We’re in the Indo Fab 50!
Absolutely delighted to receive the news that we've joined the Indo Fab 50, The Irish Independent's list of the best 50 places to stay in Ireland in 2021! Whether you're two people looking for a private escape away or a group of family & friends wanting a...
HOW TO VIDEO: Amazing Alliums
In this video, Adam celebrates some amazing Alliums from garden veg classics such as Onions & Chives to lesser know but even more delicious wild perennials such Babbington Leek & Three Cornered Leek. https://youtu.be/VpbVnh1SSsw If you'd like to discover more...
March Gardening Tips
We celebrate National Tree Week here in Ireland at the end of March each year. It's one of my favourite events, filling me with such hope seeing trees being honoured in this way & indeed planted en-masse or protected! If you'd like you plant a...
HOW TO VIDEO: Sow & Grow Calendula & Sweet Pea
There's nothing more satisfying than sowing seeds of hope for the months ahead! In this video, from our Creativity & Calm in the Garden series with The Wellbeing Network, Kloe shows you how to sow & grow two of our favoruites - Calendula & Sweet Pea. By...
HOW TO VIDEO: Springtime Wild Teas
In this video, from our Creativity & Calm in the Garden series with The Wellbeing Network, Kloe shows you how to forage for & make your own Springtime Wild Teas using the first flush of the seasons new growth. There's really nothing better than a warming brew...
Award Winning Accommodation
We are delighted to have been awarded with two Traveller Review Awards from Booking.com. These awards celebrate accommodation providers that have been given exceptional review scores by guests. The Botanical B&B was awarded an average score of 9.5/10 & The...
Our Ultimate Garden Design Package!
In this post we wanted to share an exciting update on how we're using Shoot Gardening to craft our ultimate Garden Design Package, giving you all the information, inspiration & confidence to not only get stuck in & make your dream garden a reality but connect...
SEASONAL RECIPE: Wild Garlic Flatbread
Despite February's icy winds, snow & driving rain, the first brave three cornered leek has started to emerge in the woods! This recipe is a celebration of this first flush of these delicious greens & have been our go-to for super quick lunches alongside soups...
Grow a Garden for Birds
In this post, we share some of the best plants to introduce into your space to grow a garden for birds. Making & filling feeders & feeding stations provide a valuable instant food source particularly in the Winter when birds need the extra energy but they fail...
HOW TO VIDEO: Bird Feeders
In this video Kloe shows you how to make your own Bird Feeders for free using old jars & pine cones. This is a fantastic quick & simple rainy day activity, perfect for children too! Putting out bird feeders, provides a valuable instant source of food for...
We Declare a Climate Emergency
We’ve signed up to Tourism Declares, an initiative that supports tourism businesses, organisations and individuals in declaring a climate emergency and taking purposeful action to reduce carbon emissions as per the advice from The Intergovernmental Panel on...
January Gardening Tips
January is always a slow month for us, these cold dark days can be a real struggle. The best way to get through them is to take the pressure off as much as possible & make sure to get outside everyday for at least one brisk walk. Like our plants, we need a...
December Gardening Tips
This month, for our December gardening tips we look at five fantastic ways you can give back to your Garden (& nature) mid-Winter! 1. Put your feet up! One of the single best things we can do as gardeners is do less, particularly at this time of year so sit back...
Our Story
Two Green Shoots Why do we craft gardens, feasts & escapes that nourish people & places? Well, it starts with pollinators, potatoes & package holidays! The WWF released a harrowing report in 2018 revealing that in just the last 40 years, the world...
November Gardening Tips
Read on for our five top tips of what to do & how in your garden in November. 1. Get your Garlic in the ground. I tend to grow soft neck varieties which I can store over winter for cooking. Plant each plump clove two inches below the soil after...
HOW TO VIDEO: Improving Garden Soil
In this video Adam show you how to identify & then improve garden soil. Ever wondered why your plants just aren't growing much, they might look weak or riddled with pests & diseases!? The answer could well lie with your soil! With soils around the world...
HOW TO VIDEO: Common Garden ‘Weeds’
In this video Adam explores one of the most hotly debated topics in gardening - common garden 'weeds'. What's a weed & should this or that be weeded!? The bain of many peoples lives, these unloved plants cause a huge amount of stress and thus much time, money and...
HOW TO VIDEO: Natural Pest Control
In this video, Kloe explores some of the common garden pests that we all know and traditionally hate. However, instead of reaching for the slug pellets, some of the most effective & long-lasting ways of dealing with these tiny terrors is to instead start with your...
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