Following on from my article on conservatories in the July issue, this month I’m looking at how to create the ideal outside space that may in fact extend your home. Before starting your project, consider what you want from this space. Do you want to divide in into areas for […]
“And space becomes your gift, encircles everything, slows the pace, lets the light in”. I’m beginning this month’s article with the quote by Rachel Holstead that I finished last month’s article with. This line came back to me in a different context recently. I wasn’t sure if I could or […]
Toonsbridge Dairy and The Real Olive Company wrote a new chapter in their story with the opening of a warehouse shop in Bandon last month. What started out as The Real Olive Company in a small stall by the fountain in the English Market in 1993 has since grown into […]
The country’s climate plans outline a legally binding target of 51 per cent reduction in emissions to be reached by 2030 and reaching Net Zero by 2050 at the latest. Net Zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the […]
The Ellen Hutchins Festival has a full programme of events running from Saturday, August 13 to Sunday, August 21 in the Bantry area. There are some great walks, talks and workshops on offer. Most are free but places need to be booked. Join a walk with a botanist and use […]
I love the month of August because it is the beginning of harvest-time in our garden: the greenhouse is full of cucumbers and tomatoes, which we pick as the fruits ripen, and the courgette plants produce so much we can easily eat courgette at every meal well into the autumn. But […]