Links to friends and useful resources
We are constantly gathering (and writing) information to better ourselves as plant sellers and gardeners, and to share the information that we have collected over the years with our community and customers. This is where you will find links to all of the resources that we turn to when we need to look up why that plant is looking a bit droopy or which apple triploids pollinate one another.
General
What is bareroot? | Future Forests
How to plant a tree | Future Forests
Fruit
Getting started growing fruit | Future Forests
Fruit tree rootstocks and how to choose them | Future Forests
Apples
Apple pollination chart | Future Forests
How and when to prune apple trees | Future Forests
Asparagus
How to grow asparagus | RHS
Companion planting: strawberries, asparagus, horseradish, and rhubarb | Mother Earth News
Berries
Raspberries
How to plant and care for raspberries | Future Forests
How to grow raspberries | RHS
Strawberries
How to grow strawberries | RHS
Companion planting: strawberries, asparagus, horseradish, and rhubarb | Mother Earth News
Damsons
Choosing damson cultivars | RHS
Gages
Choosing gage cultivars | RHS
Nuts
Cobnuts and filberts
How to choose and grow hazelnuts | Future Forests
Pears
Choosing pear cultivars and pollination groups | RHS
Plums
Choosing plum cultivars | RHS
Rhubarb
How to grow rhubarb | RHS
Companion planting: strawberries, asparagus, horseradish, and rhubarb | Mother Earth News
Trees
Growing trees for firewood | Future Forests
Blogs
Extreme Gardening | Juliana Macleod
Follow this wonderfully informative and beautifully photographed blog by Juliana Macleod detailing her battles with the elements, pests and animals as she establishes a gorgeous garden in the extreme conditions of the West Cork coast.
Local designers and landscapers
West Cork
Two Green Shoots | Kloë and Adam
Fox Gardens | Anne Hamilton
Cara Tremayne Horticulturalist | Cara Tremayne
Colm Cronin Landscaping | Colm Cronin
