Welcome to my garden
A garden is made for sharing — and the kettle is always on here in Cork.
I am Eileen Brady, and I live in County Cork. For over fifty years I have grown vegetables, roses and windowsill plants in a garden where the rain is never far away. Here I share the growing tips that really work — simple, patient, and always with the kettle on.
In the garden this month
My three little obsessions of the moment, to put into practice without delay.
Explore the garden
Choose where to begin the stroll.
Latest posts
The posts I have just added here, still warm from the oven.
15 April 2024
Growing ginger from store-bought ginger root is quite simple. You will NEVER buy it in the store again!
15 April 2024
They won’t tell you this in the store: thanks to this trick, apples stay fresh for months, potatoes don’t sprout, and carrots last a whole year!
15 April 2024
Unveiling the Trend: How to Grow Endless Celery in a Pot and Say Goodbye to Store-Bought!
15 April 2024
Gardeners, SAVE this: 12 vegetables that you can sow in early spring RIGHT out in the beds!
15 April 2024
The easiest way to grow Anthurium: It absorbs harmful gases in the air!
15 April 2024
When I go to plant onions, I always follow the ONE piece of advice that has been handed down in my family: I always have such a BIG crop that it lasts me the whole year!
About us
A life spent with my hands in Cork soil
I was born and raised in County Cork, and for over fifty years I have tended my family’s garden under soft Atlantic rain. I learned from my mother and grandmother, from the seasons and from many a kind neighbour, and today I share here every simple way of growing that this green, damp corner of Ireland has taught me.