Theres nothing quite like the promise of new life: and this time of year is bursting with it! From fox kits poking their noses out from the safety of their dens.
A local couple have set up a stand where the community can swap plants and other gardening items. Kimmy Hodgetts and Sean Phelan set up a stall during lockdown .
Gardeners give advice on planting during unpredictable weather
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1 Jun 2021
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Kimmy Hodgetts and Sean Phelan advice on planting in your garden during this month s unpredictable weather
Summer weather has started creeping up on us.
Foolishly, I have already had my first sunburn of the year when I was caught off guard by what looked like it was going to be another overcast day: I was wrong.
A few days later, I was slathered in sun cream determined not to make a bad situation worse and was met by nothing but dark skies, rain and hail: this time it was the the forecast that was wrong.
Kimmy Hodgetts and Sean Phelan advice on planting in your garden during this month s unpredictable weather Summer weather has started creeping up on us. Foolish.
Spring has blossomed in Dundalk
Dundalk gardeners Kimmy Hodgetts and Sean Phelan encourage people to enjoy Spring flowers
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You may remember that last autumn I wrote about spring bulbs; but like any interesting subject it cannot really be condensed into just one article.
Where before was the time to plant them up, now is the time to really enjoy them. Take a stroll anywhere and you are likely to come across spring bulbs of one kind or another.
Many are the gift that keeps on giving, for you can plant one bulb and next year there will be two.