Ciar Bryne

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Firle Gardens
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A Slice of Paradise

6 years ago by Ciar Bryne
The word ‘Paradise’ comes from the old Persian word for ‘walled enclosure’ and some of the earliest gardens were just that: irrigated walled enclosures in the middle of the desert. This is the image with which the acclaimed landscape designer Tom Stuart-Smith ...
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Planting for Climate Change
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Planting for Climate Change

6 years ago by Ciar Bryne
Summer is the season of the horticultural shows, when thousands descend on Chelsea, Chatsworth, Malvern and Hampton Court to seek inspiration for their own gardens. This year, I made my annual pilgrimage to the Chelsea Flower Show, with my mum in tow, to see w...
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The Wildish Garden

6 years ago by Ciar Bryne
Wildness is something we are all seeking in these over-complicated times and this is certainly the case when it comes to our gardens. There are many benefits to letting our gardens grow a little...‘wildish’, not least the fact that it takes the pressure off u...
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Out in – The Garden
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Out in – The Garden

6 years ago by Ciar Bryne
Columbine, Granny’s Bonnet, Doves-round-a-dish or Aquilegia; whichever you wish to call it, this flower, which will pop up in the garden any day now, is delicate in appearance but robust in its habit of sowing itself around the place. Aquilegia vulgaris is usu...
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