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November

Five essential things for a gardeners December diary….

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Five essential things for a gardeners December diary….   The shortest day of the year is fast approaching. For those of us governed by the seasons, it is time to tie up some loose ends. Tidy up your garden shed. Clean your tools and sort out your pot collection. That’s right all those jobs you […]

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December

Make an Irish Garden Tour, five reasons why:

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One: Their Location. Irish Gardens of distinction are to be found all over Ireland. A great part of each gardens character can be attributed to its location in the Irish landscape. A landscape which varies greatly throughout our small Ireland and is unique to its shores.  In Ireland you can find bustling Cities and deserted […]

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October

Autumn in the Irish Garden

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Five autumn tips for gardeners. Collect your leaves and save them. Aged and composted leaves, or leaf mould, is an excellent resource for your garden. Find a place to store your leaves such as a wooden compost bin, some hessian sacking or just an unused corner of the garden and put an old rug over […]

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August

Late Summer in Irish Gardens

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The summer of 2014 in Irish gardens has been truly wonderful and it’s not over yet. There are some really interesting events still lined up for the next few weeks; The Herb Garden open day in the Stacks Mountains, Co. Kerry with Christine Best, 24th August. Just one of the events that are scheduled for […]

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August

Late Summer in Irish Gardens

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The summer of 2014 in Irish gardens has been truly wonderful and it’s not over yet. There are some really interesting events still lined up for the next few weeks; The Herb Garden open day in the Stacks Mountains, Co. Kerry with Christine Best, 24th August. Just one of the events that are scheduled for […]

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June

Irish Garden Midsummer

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Irish Garden Midsummer. Here we are mid-summer. Our best days and shortest nights. At least for this year that is true. We are having some fantastic weather and there is plenty of hay being made while the sun shines. Some do and don’ts for late June. Do; Dead head your Roses. Prolong your Rose flowering […]

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June

Arbutus Garden Tours blog; Irish Garden Truths: June. Or; what really happens in an Irish garden in June. Or; five things you should do and five you should not, in June, in the garden.

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  June has arrived, after our long wait for May and the Irish spring and all of a sudden we are nearly at mid-summer. As a working gardener I feel a bit shell shocked at the overwhelming list of “jobs to be done.” Twenty odd years of experience have taught me, in theory that is, […]

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September

About Us

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Arbutus Garden Tours is a new company registered in Ireland 2014. The company is inspired by its owner’s love of unusual gardens and the pursuit of all things horticultural.

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6
September

Your Guide

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Branka has been working in horticulture for over twenty years, initially in the UK but the past fifteen have been in Ireland. She currently works as a garden manager with a regular client list.

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