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Choosing and planting bare-root roses

WCP Staff January, 2020

Everyone loves a rose says Deborah Ballard of Future Forests and the trick for growing them at their best is to pick the right place for the right rose for you. Rambler Roses have long, flexible stems, and tend to flower in one awe-inspiring flush at midsummer, although some, like […]

How clean is your water?

WCP Staff January, 2020

Donogh O’Loghlin founded his environmentally friendly plumbing business, Ecoplumb.ie, in 2001. It is the longest ECO listed business in Ireland. With nearly 30 years’ experience he has been involved with renewables and innovative products for over 20 years. In 2014 he was involved with the development of a new type […]

A new chapter at Deelish

Noah Chase January, 2020

‘Life begins the day you start a garden’. For the past 35 years, this proverb has rung true for many who have stepped foot in Deelish Garden Centre, one of the most reputed nurseries in the country for specialising in rare and unusual plants. So many of West Cork’s gardens […]

Living Christmas trees

WCP Staff December, 2019

Over 600,000 healthy trees will be cut down in Ireland this year to celebrate Christmas. As a nation, we are becoming more aware of the importance of trees and their role in a healthy ecosystem. This huge waste of land, trees and resources just to decorate a tree for a […]

Upstairs, downstairs at Fusion Interiors

WCP Staff December, 2019

When you pull up to Fusion Interiors on the N71, just east of Skibbereen, you might think small shop. It is only when you go in and go down the stairs, that you find a large retail store. West Cork People meet with the partners behind Fusion Home Interiors, Elaine […]

The colour of calmness and dreams?

WCP Staff November, 2019

Painting a room or painting the whole house? Where to start? What colours? What combinations? Maybe we can help. We have looked around the world of interior designers to see what is trending, what’s fading away, and what might be hot for 2020. One thing is for sure, the recent […]

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