Winter

Decorate your front door with a homemade wreath.

Around Christmas everyone says to keep it local and to buy local. Well in CountryLife we do just that with our Christmas plants. In terms of our poinsettias they are as fresh and local as we could get. We get our poinsettias from two different nurseries, Littlebridge nurseries in Cork and O’Connor nurseries in Wexford. O’Connor’s nurseries grow their poinsettias without the use of chemical spray and they use biological pest control.

The leaves are falling and the days or wind and rain are gaining in number. As well as wrapping yourself up warm – your garden needs plenty of TLC in November.

With the evenings getting shorter, keep yourself and your family safe on the roads.

With winter approaching give hedgehogs and frogs a warm cosy place to hibernate in your garden.

Now autumn has arrived it’s not all doom and gloom. The change of season can bring colourful vibrant life to your garden once again.

Hellebores are a great addition to any garden, from the range of flower colours and types to the shape and colour of their leaves.

The garden can be the last thing on a lot of people’s mind once winter arrives but there is always something to be done to keep on top of it.