Tag Archives: Winter

what a change when the rains arrive!

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After a long dry Summer and Autumn there has now  been plenty of rain, softening up the earth  and  replenishing the ground water.   Our programme of  winter planting of trees and fruit bushes has commenced.

The Lacken walk is almost covered with the rising flood waters

The board walk keeps our feet out of the water and allows the wetlands to be flooded

Board walk at Ossory Bridge, new signage has been erected showing the attractive loop walking routes available

River Breagagh near the Black Abbey in flood

Whole trees are swept away on the river Nore

The Canal walk stream is full

Winter bedding and colour

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The colder winter days brings new work for our many residents associations with the cleaning of planted areas. Beds where possible have  a variety of sustainable plants that give colour all year round.  These need to be weeded, the plants trimmed  back, or in many cases divided and replanted elsewhere.  Some winter colour is add with primroses and violas. The robin,  a gardeners friend in the winter  stands by,  ready to pick up any tasty morsels which remain after the work.

 

 

Bulb planting season in full swing

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Bulb planting in the autumn, we look forward to spring colour! This forms part of our annual  planting each year giving  colour on an ongoing basis.  Areas with  many  bulbs are also thinned out directly after flowering, dried out and stored  and  the bulbs are then recycled into  new areas in the Autumn.

The earthworms  are near the surface and are disturbed as we do the bulb planting, the ground is quite damp after a lot of rain. (see 1 Euro coin for scale).  Worms are very important for the health of the earth.

Kilkenny Castle quarter in snow!

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Kilkenny has received a taste of a hard  continental winter with  freezing temperatures blue skies and crisp snow! What a pleasure it is to stroll through  the Kilkenny Castle and park quarter.

Dukesmeadows.

Kilkenny Castle park

The low winter sun shines through the trees in the Castle park

Autumn changes to winter in the Castle park

The main entrance to Kilkenny Castle gives a Christmas feeling!

The Castle yard

The Castle Yard

Kilkenny Castle in winter

Winter evening in Kilkenny

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The recent heavy snow and crisp air  presents Kilkenny in a new light on the evening of the 2nd day of December 2010.  A pleasant walk  a dusk through the historic Irishtown, St Canice’s  and Black Abbey areas of the City!

Black Abbey

Kilkenny City walls and gate.

St Canice's Catholic church

St Canice's cathedral and the historic round tower has seen many snow covered winters over the centuries.

St Canices steps leading from Irishtown to the Cathedral