Halfway between Schull and Ballydehob, very near to a scenic walking route called The Butter Road, lies a field of over 100 newly planted budding trees that nestle around the newly built home of Amanda Connell, owner of East meets West, an interiors emporium in Schull village that showcases the […]
Home & Garden
Conservatories first became widely popular in the 18th Century, when wealthy travellers discovered citrus fruits and needed to create the right environment to grow their own lemons, limes and oranges back in England – conservatories looked more like greenhouses then and were originally known as ‘orangeries’. The Victorians developed the […]
Garden enthusiasts and gardeners will be delighted to hear that there are 23 gardens on this year’s West Cork Garden Trail, the longest running trail of its kind in Ireland. From formally designed gardens to natural havens of biodiversity, formal to informal, traditional to more contemporary, this is an opportunity […]