If we are really serious about reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and not introducing invasive pests into our environment, then growing local without pesticides and supporting local growers has never been more important. While it isn’t an easy path, an inspiring nursery and flower farm in Kinsale has been doing […]
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A Belgian native living in Kinsale has just launched a business importing vintage furniture from France and Belgium for resale in Ireland. Set up by Christophe Gevaert, belgo vintage is an online shop specialising in pieces dating from the 1900s to 1970s that are distinctly ‘French’ in style: generous wooden […]
If you are someone who is lucky enough to own a holiday home, then you will want to make the most of the space and the time that you spend there. Whether it’s a country escape, a coastal home or a property in the sun, some time and effort at […]
When Kloë Wood steps outdoors, it’s usually never without a wicker basket hanging from her arm. The edible paradise that she and partner Adam Carveth, founders of Two Green Shoots, have created in the almost six years since they have been in Glengarriff, aptly named The Garden of Re-imagination, boasts […]
Since 1999 leading glasshouse supplier Peppermint Farm, based in West Cork, has been installing freestanding greenhouses, lean-to’s, conservatories and pavilions to customers nationwide. Originally started by Achim Hoffmann, on his retirement he passed the helm to another German living in West Cork, Hendrik Lepel, who took over the company with […]
Over the last few years there has been a huge increase in people interested in growing their own food visiting us here at Deelish and, with the weather warming up, now is a perfect time to start. Not only has the number of growers increased but the average age of […]