A Tree Fell… Winter Cottage Garden Reset & a Hidden Gem in Dublin

Okay, okay, come on. Are you allowed in? A tree fell down. I can feel someone watching me. And so a new year begins in the garden. And it is looking a bit messy. I'm gonna have a potter today and do some damage assessment. There was a bit of wild weather over Christmas and in January. It's also been raining all week and I badly need some dopamine. A blue sky would not go amiss. Earlier this month, I did have someone come and trim the tree. And a few things were moved around. Some pots were put here and there. And of course, me being polite, I was like, don't worry about that. I'll put them back. So I want to get some gardening endorphins today. I'm gonna have a little bit of a clear out as well. Just the beginning of a clear out. Something that amazes me every year, it never gets old, is how the garden looks like this. So this is the last week of January when I'm filming this. And it goes from being so dull and muddy to literally, around about the end of February, March time, we are talking about five, six weeks, there is going to be stunning new growth on all of the spring bulbs. The days are going to be longer. And I love how gardening transforms itself. So you go from this blank canvas to this stunning flower display in the blink, what feels like the blink of an eye. Now, this is what is giving me hope while I am in the reality, which is grey, rainy and wet. And the gardening endorphins have not yet kicked in. Now, last year, I was doing a bit of a pot declutter. I was saying how that I had found a lot of vine weevil, mostly in the pots. Things were just not thriving in pots. And I was like, hmm. And as I was changing the soil, oh, I found them little ghosty larvas. And I was like, OK, that's the problem. Now, I have lots of pots that have spring bulb growth on them, which has made me very happy to see. So I am going to rearrange some of the pots that is at the greenhouse at the site. So I am mentally trying to envision what these are going to look like in springtime. So in about a month, month and a half. I'm on the east coast in Ireland. And I'm quite lucky because, yeah, it's raining, but we don't get any snow. Very rarely. You might get some on high ground. And we have quite a long growing season, which is great. So when you see a garden video at the end of February, start of March, you're going to see lots of spring growth and spring bulbs. And then I can kind of garden right the way up until early November. If you look back now, I know I was doing renovation stuff in November, but there was a garden video in November. And you can see that it was just then starting to properly die back. So I am quite lucky because the winter when I'm not gardening, it's really only late November until early February. I can always be pottering and doing something. Now, I do have a problem with too many pots. So my problem is, and I did have a couple of people saying when I was doing renovations, like, oh, I'm surprised you threw out that pallet of wood. Or there was a couple of things I could have held on to to make something. But that is the problem I have. If I was to hang on to everything, and believe me, there was a time that I did. And this is the thing when it comes to clutter. It costs you money to get rid of it. So when you say yes to taking something from someone, taking their old pots or whatever it is, if you get overwhelmed like me and you actually don't need it and you're struggling to maintain it and the upkeep, it's going to cost you to get rid of it. So over the past couple of years, I'm getting really good at saying no to things and passing it on. And the way I think of it is, someone else who really is ready to make something and needs this, that gives me the joy giving it to them instead of me hoarding it. There's no need to hoard the resources, pass them on. So this year, I do want to do the same with reducing my pots, but making my pots work better. So as you see, instead of having loads of pots with random weeds in them, if I can do really nice pot displays, so have less and pack them with plants and make them look stunning. I always get inspiration when I go to some garden centres and I see they have like stunning containers. Or at the Wild Garden, there's always two buckets at the front and they have stunning, it's like a mini garden in a pot. If you love container gardening, there's a book that I read and I have in my garden stashed by Claus Dalby, I think his name is. I'll try find a link to the actual book. I think the name of it is Containers in the Garden and it's a beautiful book because he does these stunning displays. You can follow him on Instagram too. And he has these displays at the front of his home and there he does it seasonally. So there'll be like hyacinths and then tulips and then a high summer display and then like an autumnal one, pumpkins and a Christmas one. Now, when I was reading the book, he did say that he does have a team of helpers that help him to do it. And most people watching this channel and me included, we do not have a team of helpers in the garden. It is probably just you in the garden and maybe you ask for help when you need to lift something. But yeah, it's beautiful for inspiration. So I'm going to call this my little container display. Now, while it's not looking like much now, when all of the foliage grows and it's in flower, you hopefully won't see the pots. Your eye will hopefully be drawn to the flowers. I did want to scrub the greenhouse today, but the end of weather, it was just like, I will be fighting a losing battle. So like I've been trying to do for the past, I'm going to say about two, three years. I'm trying to do it little and often when it comes to gardening. While it'd be nice to get it looking perfect in a day, that's not what gives me fun. Coming out after work or on my day off, putting in two, three hours gives me that bit of buzz and the mini transformation of like a messy corner. That's now tidy. So I do need to treat the algae on the greenhouse. So I'm going to use my Algon on that and then I will scrub the glass. I also need to tidy the inside of the greenhouse as well before I can sow some seeds because there's no point sowing seeds if my greenhouse glass is filthy dirty and the light can't get in. It has started to rain for the millionth time, but I have moved everything that has new growth. So when these grow tall, you won't really notice the pots around. You'll just see the flowers. So like as the foliage gets bigger. So spring corner. So this is giving us hope. Every one of these has tulips, daffodils and it's mad because while it looks rotten now, literally in six weeks time, that's going to look beautiful. Mini per... No, this is some more spring bulbs in here. Box of tulips. Some mascara in these. Some more tulips. And then I have made pot purgatory. So over here, this is pot purgatory. Um, don't really know what's in here. Could be dahlias. Could be anything. More than likely dahlias that are dead because I didn't. Although we only had one bad frost, so it might be okay. Um, this is pot purgatory and this can be organized when it's not raining. So I've just made a little corner here for it. And so I need to go through and see, like there's really is no need for all of these. So I need to see what, yeah, what is in them. And then if there's nothing, if it's dead, wash out the pots and then store them. Then I can plant my stuff in them. So that is what I did in this corner. A couple of things had gotten just moved around when the tree got trimmed. I can feel someone watching me. You're going bon. It's too wet for them. They're like, nope. They came out for about 10 minutes and they've gone back in because it's warm inside. So now they're just creeping on me to see what I'm doing. Now, like a few people watching. Yep, I'm looking at you. Is your Christmas lights still on the front of your house? Well, let's do it together. Let's go out and take the Christmas lights off finally. If you watch my video in December, you would have seen me clean the gutters, meticulously put up my lights. And now in the flick of my wrist, I literally pulled them off. So I had these little gutter clips and you can just gently tug on them. So there was nothing like they weren't, I don't know, they weren't drilled in around like that. So I could just flick them and all of the clips stead on. I don't know if you see it. None of them popped off. So I literally just pulled my lights down in two minutes. Whereas in December, it took me about an hour to stick them up. And also the good news is, Beog did not chew them this year. So my lights live for another year. I have come inside because there really is nothing else to do on a day like today. I'm fighting the seasonal affective disorder. It has rained for the past four days and it's due to rain for like the next week. Now I know the Google weather does me wrong because there does be moments of it's dry, there's a bit of blue sky. But this week I'm struggling. I was out in the lashing of rain yesterday in the park, getting my mental health walk in. I've been outside today because people say, even if it's not nice outside, still get outside and get those endorphins. I am not getting any endorphins. So me and Bon, Beog is here. Oh, Beog is beside me. Yes, Beog. So, story time. A tree fell down before Christmas. And we, I say we, because me and all my neighbours were so lucky because the way the tree fell, it didn't hit my greenhouse, it didn't hit either of my neighbours' sheds. It fell right in the middle. So there was a storm, I'm going to say, oh, it was before Christmas, but not too far before Christmas. And I think the storm may have had a bee name. Was it Bertie? I could be making that up. But whenever there was a wind warning, and I remember looking out the window, so there's my tree, and behind my tree was another one, but it had a very dead looking bark to it. And year and year, it wasn't getting many leaves back on it. So it was, it was dead. But this tree was on my neighbour's land. It wasn't my tree, but it was right behind mine. So if you look back at older garden videos, it may have looked like it was mine. Anyway, whatever way the wind was blowing, we were really lucky. Now, if I had have went this way, I would have hit my greenhouse, but my tree was buffering it. So anyway, a tree fell. And I had a cup of tea, let's say at like three o'clock the day of the storm. And I was looking at, because it's right in my sight line, at the kitchen window. And the bark, not the bark, the trunk was shaking. And I was like, oh, I don't think that is supposed to happen. Because when you look at trees in the wind, the trunk is strong and the branches are dancing. So anyway, I came out then and it was gone. And I messaged my neighbour because I know that some days she works from home and it had looked like it had hit her house. But I texted her because I know that her office is like in the front of her house and she may not have noticed, I don't know. But it turns out she was not working from home that day. So anyway, no major damage was done. And we were all so lucky. I was chatting to my next door neighbour over Christmas, all of them actually, and it was grand. And this tree would have had to have come down eventually because you could tell year on year it was getting even more diseased. It's not even diseased, it was just dead. Because like that, my neighbours said that when they were cutting it up to take it away, the wood was so light in comparison to what it would be. So then, you've probably heard if you've watched the channel, the garden videos for a good while, I'm always saying I need to get my tree trimmed. I love my tree because it's evergreen and it gives off a flower around about June, July time. And then it has a red berry in December. November, December, early January, the berries are gone now. And it's evergreen and I love it. I don't know what it is, it was a bush and it turned into a tree. I did ask the tree guys and yeah, they couldn't give me, they're like, we actually don't know, we can find out. And I just never chased it. So when that tree came down, I was like, this is my time. Because every time there's a wind, I'm panicking going, my tree is gonna... I'm more concerned about my tree falling on my neighbours because yeah, I don't have the manpower to then go and take it out and whatever. So I messaged a tree company and thank you because I had mentioned before about a tree company or a surgeon and I got lots of recommendations in a garden video. So I reached out to like, I was saying how I used to get, I get cowboys knocking on the door and they're like, oh, we'll cut your tree. And they say, oh, we'll do it for 200. And then by the time they finish, they want a thousand. So I always avoid them. And I got proper company and a guy came out for a consultation before Christmas and he assessed my tree and he says, your tree is fine. You just need, because I was saying, I don't wanna get rid of it. I love it. I just need to let in more light and I want to try and shape it so that it looks like a nice tree because the shape was gone a bit wild. So he gave me a proper quote, had an invoice, all of that kind of stuff. And then in January, I'm gonna insert some footage I got of the morning of the before of the tree, but this was in the depths of early January. So the tree guys came out then and they reduced the tree by 30% in height and I asked them to remove some branches in the middle to just less some air in and because it's quite a dense tree, like it's very shrubby. And the guy who gave me the consultation, he was like, no, you will get lots of new growth because we'll trim it back, but it will encourage it to grow. And I was like, I don't mind because the new growth on that particular tree is nice and whippy, whippy. And yeah, and hopefully that new growth will have that flower on it. So I'll have more flower and a healthier tree for summertime and then the berries. So when he was looking at the tree, there was loads of berries on it and he was like, we won't cut it until January and most of the berries will be gone. So there's a blackbird that is always in the tree and he was munching the last of the berries. So it didn't feel too bad, but there is lots of berry on the ivy. I don't think the blackbird cares for the ivy berry, but I know the pigeons do be foraging on that. So that is, I finally got my tree trimmed. So I'm happy with the shape of it now and it still looks like a tree and I can see nice branches now. And yeah, so the guys then who came out to do it in January were lovely. They took everything away and they blew. So they had like a big leaf blower and they blew everything, even the leaves that was in my laneway that was nothing to do with cutting the tree. They even took all of them away, which was great. So I have ticked off one job for the year. So that was a job I needed to get done this year and it's done. So I feel great because I'm usually not on the ball this time, like straight into the year. I'm not usually on the ball. So the tree is trimmed and hopefully there'll be less leaves because even though it's an evergreen tree, there is some leaf fall and it falls near where the pond is. So the pond hasn't gotten a chance to get going because it keeps getting leaves in it. So yeah, hopefully there'll be, it's a bit more compact. It's opened up where the greenhouse is as well. And most importantly, they checked it to make sure that, you know, if there's a storm that it's got nice strong trunk. It's not going to, obviously, listen, we don't know what happens in storms, but I was like, listen, if there's any weak parts, if there's any disease, you know, let me know. But the tree is healthy and it is trimmed for the new year. So yeah, very lucky with the tree falling. Me and my neighbor were kind of saying it's a bit of a blessing because we were looking at that tree going like, like it costs a lot of money to have trees looked after. Like there's big money in the tree game. So to have a tree removed is very expensive. So nature took it. Nature took it. And then I think my neighbors chopped it up. I'm not sure what they did with the wood. But all is well. It's a little bit weird because when I look out my window upstairs, I used to see that tree and it's not there now because I looked out and I was like, something's missing because there was just gray sky and it was the tree. And obviously my tree has come down in height by about 30%. So it'll take a while before it grows, you know, back up. So that was the tree. Hang on, my legs are going dead in 10 minutes talking about trees. That was the tree drama before Christmas. So yeah, there's no more gardening I can kind of do today. I wanted to clean the gutters in the back at the new doors, but it's just absolutely rotten. I said, I don't mind working in the rain. The problem is the cameras. You might have noticed the camera was starting to get like a little bit foggy as I was coming. I need to get like a little camera umbrella because that's the only downside of rainy days. I don't mind doing a bit of work in the garden, but it's the cameras that get damaged easily. Now it is Friday as I'm filming this and the one thing that I'm looking forward to tonight is there's a new garden program with Monty Don. I think it's one of his travel series where he's traveling around Europe to visit gardens. And I am like, that is going to be my crumb of serotonin. Like I am excited because I can see the evenings getting a tiny bit brighter, obviously after the solstice. So February is like, oh, like you get an extra half an hour. The dusk is later as well. And I do love seeing that bit of brightness. But when we have weeks like this, where it's constantly gray, come the fifth or sixth day, my mood just deteriorates. I become a cranky, cranky, you know what? And I'm just really irritable. My therapist even said it. She's like, you're really affected by the weather in winter. And I'm like, yeah, I told you. I've told you. But anyway, what can we do when you live on an island? I could fly off to another island. That could be an option. Anyway, that's all my tree news. And that's all my garden news. I'm hoping we can go back out and do some more. And yeah. Okay, we are going on a little, a little adventure, not too far. Because surprise, surprise, still a black. Surprise, surprise. I can't do the accent. Who remembers that show? Anyway, it is raining once again. And I need to get a hit of serotonin. I promise it will be sunny again. I just don't know when. We're going to go somewhere that's warm, dry and has plants. And it's not a garden centre, but I think you will enjoy it. And I will too. So I'm going to get a coffee and stroll here. You're coming with me. So if you too are feeling the grey, although it does look quite bright, but it's grey outside, which you will see. I think you'll enjoy our little ramble. So let's go. Welcome to the National Botanic Gardens. And I have been here before on the channel, but I do not come here enough. And it's about a 25, 30 minute drive away. If you're staying in Dublin City, it's not far at all from city centre. And the best thing about it is it's absolutely free. And there is free daily guided tours. I have never done a guided tour because I like to just putter in the greenhouses and wherever I go. But they are really good and very informative. I was scrolling on Instagram and I saw people sharing about an orchid festival in Kew Gardens in London. And I thought to myself, hang on a minute, I have a mini version of that on my doorstep in Dublin and it's free and it's dry and it's warm. Now I am pleasantly surprised because you automatically assume in winter that nothing is going to be in flower. And when I've come into this first greenhouse straight away, there's pelargoniums in flower. There's lots of flowers that I don't know because I'm not an indoor plant type of person. I am a perennial cottage garden kind of girl. But this is an absolute treat on the greyest, wettest day of winter. Now prepare yourself because the next greenhouse that I bring you into looks like a scene from Jurassic Park. It's absolutely stunning. And oftentimes when you come to the Botanic Gardens, when the weather is a bit better, you will see a lot of photographers. You'll see artists sitting on the green, sketching and painting. It's just a really nice escape in the middle of the city. Straight away, my pelargoniums are fighting for their life. There's a lot of pelargoniums in here. Look how luscious the green growth is on that. And it's flowering. And it's in a green, like it's not, this isn't the main greenhouse. This is just the first one at the car park. But my pelargoniums, I should probably feed them. This one is lovely as well. There's lots of scented varieties. And they smell amazing. I love the smell of pelargoniums anyway. But mine are fighting for their lives. I'm going to have to feed them. Because I thought maybe mine look like this because it's winter. It's winter here. There's always a new growth on this. There's one in the corner flowering. So I'm going to have to, I'm going to have to stop my pelargonium. Look at this one. See? In flower. It's actually cold in here. This is just the, I feel like this is a cold frame almost. And then it's much warmer inside. There is, you would have saw the banana in there. So I'm going to go to, well, there's a coffee shop just in here. And then the main gas house is, I don't know if you can see it through here. I'm going to go to that one because that one is the showstopper. Okay, actually. Well, so there's a greenhouse here. And then there is a greenhouse behind it. I feel bad calling it a greenhouse because there are more than greenhouses. And also there's another little one in here. Now I did do a longer video of the Botanic Gardens when it was in full flower. Around about like, I think it was October I went. Not last year, the year before. So I'll link to that. Because as you can see, it's quite windy. There's a couple of seagulls over there. And there's a baby one where there too, look. I don't know if you can see. This is the depths of winter. You may hear the cold in my voice. Very windy. So let's go inside. So when you're in this greenhouse, the one that's like Jurassic Park, the trick is look up, look up. And you can walk in the middle over here. I'll bring you in, don't worry. But it's very easy to walk around and miss things. So look up. I'm usually, I'm a perennial cottage garden girlie. This usually is not my vibe. Indoor plants, jungles. But when it's this time of year, I'll take anything I can get. And this is absolutely stunning. Okay, so a couple of random facts for you. Because we do love them on the channel. The National Botanic Gardens was founded in 1795. And you know me, I love a period drama. So I can only imagine walking around here in a whimsical Victorian outfit. They are in Glasnevin, which is about three kilometres north of city centre. It's very easy to get the bus. So if you are in Dublin city, you can get a bus or you could get a taxi as well. Depending on where you're staying, you could potentially have a walk, could do like a long stroll. You can also walk to Glasnevin Cemetery through the Botanic Gardens. So if you do want to do a tour of the cemetery, which I know sounds a bit morbid, but trust me, it's very cool. You can combine the two of these in the one trip. There's also a pub nearby that is pretty iconic and well-known, which is called the Gravediggers Pub. And they do a really nice pint of Guinness. So the actual area itself covers 48 acres. And some of these Victorian glass houses date back to the mid 1800s. Now if my greenhouse could last a fraction of that time, I would be doing well. It's managed by the Office of Public Works. So OPW, they also look after the Phoenix Park. And if you've been to the Waldgarden at Ashtown Visitor Centre and Farmlea, they also look after those gardens too. There's lots of endangered species here as well and plant conservation happening. Now during the summer when, well, even in the spring actually, when things get going in spring, there will be more themed areas. You've got a rose garden, then you've got all of the herbaceous borders. There's a rock garden and arboretum. In about a month's time, there will be loads of spring bulb foliage. Now I had a quick peek. I didn't see any snowdrops, but I didn't go all the way around. But there will be stunning displays. So you'll have your hyacinths, your daffodils, your tulips, your mascaris. They'll all start kicking off. And also don't forget the flowering trees as well. So there is lots of rhododendrons and camellias here and they will be coming into flower soon enough. And also I don't know how many times I've said it already, but it's free, completely free to visit, which when I think of the likes of Kew Gardens and other gardens that you visit that you have to pay a fee to get into, this is free. And there is a coffee shop and bathrooms here. And the coffee was €4.20, which for Dublin, that is very good. So I rave about this place because I love it. And if you are staying in the city, because anytime I'm staying in a city, I always want to find a little bit of green because I find busy places quite overwhelming. So if you are visiting Dublin and I would go to the Botanic Gardens over the Phoenix Park. The Phoenix Park is lovely. And if you are visiting the Phoenix Park, do visit the Farmley Gardens and do visit the Ashtown Wild Garden. But the Botanic Gardens are also really special. And if you don't have a lot of time, I would come here instead. Before you come, you can also check on their Instagram or on the website because there is often free events or sometimes there might be a paid event, but it's not that expensive. So if you're really interested in nature talks or biodiversity talks, definitely check out the website. For example, for St. Bridget's weekend, there is crossmaking. And I think I saw something for an orchestra. You did have to buy tickets for this, but it was, I think it was free. But definitely check out the website because there always is events happening, especially around Halloween. If you want to see like a pumpkin display, they do a really good one at Halloween. Hey, I usually have cat food. I do have cat food in my car, but I don't have snacks in my pocket. I have a feeling that you're well looked after and you might be a con man, are you? Are you a con man? How cute. Yeah, I reckon this tabby has a lot of people looking after him. He's got a, I'd say he's got the whole horticulture team wrapped under his paw. Okay, so we have this greenhouse here. I'm going to have to find that proper name because to me, that's a greenhouse over there. This is like a stunning glass house. So I'm going to go in here because it is chilly. And yeah, this one is stunning actually. So the last one I was in had a lot of orchids in it. And when we go in here, like look at the door. Let me stand back. This was like, I'm not going to say this exact door, but this was the inspiration for the doors that I got with the kitchen renovation. So the colour, the shape, now these are proper old and restored. Actually, yeah, they probably had been. It would have had to been restored at some stage. But like, I love the detail. And also I've just realised, can you see the bow? See the bow around the side? Actually, some of the glass is, but bro, I imagine it costs an absolute fortune to try and like, oh, hang on, we're joined by our friend again. Hi. Hiya. Are you allowed in? I'm afraid if I let you in, you won't get back out. OK, OK, come on. Are you allowed in? Hang on. So that cat just went in and is walking around my kiosk place. I'm going to just tell someone just in case he digs things up and I'll ask someone, is that cat allowed to be in here? But I get the impression from his confidence that he is. But I will sort the cat out and see if he's allowed to be in here because I don't want him to dig something. But I get the vibe he's the resident cat. I just saw one of the horticulturists and I said, listen, little ginger cat, don't worry, comes in all the time. So I was like, OK, I didn't know if he was going to dig or whatever, but he is a botanic cat. Great life he has because I just overheard someone saying there is a heavy downpour expected at noon. Surprise, surprise. So I don't want to kick the cat out when it's lashing outside. So obviously he must come in here for the heat and the coziness. So yeah, the ginger cat is known and he's grant. So if I was a cat, oh, I thought I saw a bird. If I was a cat, I think I would come in here too. I would choose to be feral around here. How whimsical is this trailing plant? I'm not actually sure what it is. I can't see a name tag, but I remember seeing this in Madeira. It was like just a climber on the wall in flower. And how pretty, look at them. I feel like I maybe need to get into the indoor plant game because there's a lot of stuff in flower indoors. Very pretty. In my last video when I visited the Botanic Gardens, it was autumn and the trees were beautiful. Now they still are. There's lots of evergreen. There's also lots of camellias and rhododendrons which will be in flower probably late February, March. So if you are visiting in spring, there will be lots of stuff in flower. And also I've noticed there's lots of hellebores. Look at these, loads of hellebores. Only one of mine came back this year. A win is a win. So yeah, you can see there's still lots of winter interest, I suppose. But lots of trees still have flowers and shrubs. So the walk is really nice. I hope you've enjoyed this little walk to try and get some winter serotonin. I am battling it. But I actually would say that it's probably best to come here on a rainy day because there was hardly anybody inside of the glasshouses. So you could really have a little look. It was calm. It wasn't noisy. And also I always assume winter, oh, there's nothing in the gardens. There's nothing to look at. But actually, it's really pretty around me here. So yeah, it is absolutely free to come here. And when you think of... Sorry, I'm out of breath because I'm walking up a hill. I need to work on my cardio. And when you think of the likes of Kew Gardens in London, that is... I think you can buy a membership for the year. But I think it's about 18, 20 pounds. Well, I was looking at it because they have an orchid. I think it's an orchid festival or there are orchids in their glasshouses. In February, I think. And it's included in the price of your ticket. But when you think of it, this is all free. I think I have to pay for the car park. But that's my own expense. But you can get the bus here. It's about 20 minutes from the city. Maybe 30 with traffic. But it is quite close to the city. You could get a taxi. You could probably walk it as well, depending on what side of the Liffey you're staying. I often get people asking me about things to do when they come to Dublin. I am not an expert because when you live in the area, you kind of get into your same routines, going to the same local pubs or cafes or whatever. But I always recommend to people. Sarah Hanrahan, her Instagram is icomeundone. She does weekly Dublin guides. So she'll do what's on in Dublin and she'll do things like what's free to do. So if you are coming to Dublin, I would recommend checking her out because that's her job, to find the fun stuff to do in Dublin. I'm really bad at giving recommendations because I just go to... Well, I do have the thrifting video. So if you are looking for somewhere to come thrifting, I have that kind of playlist. But not that I don't go out in Dublin, but I don't really. I kind of go to the same places with my friends. I need to go to more places and treat it like a tourist, I think. But yes, Sarah Hanrahan, I think is her surname and icomeundone is her Instagram name. And if you are coming to Dublin, highly recommend coming here if you like gardens and then check out her Instagram page as well. Also on the orchids. So if you are visiting London and you're looking for something to do, I have bookmarked the Kew Gardens Orchid Festival. Just Google Kew Gardens Orchids. It popped up on my Instagram and I was like, ooh, that looks lovely. But that actually inspired my walk today because I was like, hang on a minute, Kew Garden Glass Houses, I have something like that on my doorstep for free. So yeah, if you are visiting London in February, that looked really cool. I have never been to it. I've been to Kew Gardens once, but I didn't get a chance to mooch or get into the glass house or lingerie because I was there for Monty Don. He was doing like a talk in the park, but I didn't get to properly explore it. Now Kew was probably a million times the size of this, but I'm going to make a bold statement and say that our glass houses are nicer. I don't know, let me know. One thing I like about the Botanic Gardens is everything is close together. So you're not walking for miles around. So that's a perk. Now anyway, I'm walking back to my car. Sorry I didn't do a big lap today. Oh, also you can go to the cemetery from here. So Glass and Evans Cemetery is next to the car park. There's a walkway where the library is. There's a garden library here. I think it's called a herbarium. There's a walkway that you can walk into Glass and Evans Cemetery, which I did in my last video to the Botanic Gardens. And I believe the weather was sunny that day. So if you want to see what it's like in autumn, they also had amazing, over there, they had amazing dahlias. Oh my God. We'll have to come back more times this summer. I know I go to the little wild garden that's near me, but I'll have to come back here because this is the top, top garden in Ireland. There's also another one in Wicklow, Kilmacurra, but I think, I don't think they have glass houses. I think it's more like woodland. Anyway, I'm going back to my car because it's freezing. Hello, a quick update before I go. The parking is free. It says on the end of the ticket, please pay at the pay station before exit. And I was like, I don't remember there being one the last time. So I had a wee precautionary pee, which we all do when we're going back on the road. And I asked a guy and he's like, you don't have to pay. You just scan your ticket on the way out. So parking is free. So all I have spent for my morning, and I just looked at the time on my ticket. I am here an hour and a half and all I did was the glass houses. So an hour and a half, you could probably spend, you could probably spend, get your lunch here. And another thing, the coffee was 4.20. I think 4 euro 20 for a coffee in the coffee shop at the Botanic Gardens is really good for Dublin city prices. Like one of my local coffee shops charges 5.50 for a caramel latte. So all I have spent for my little excursion around the Botanic Gardens is 4 euro 20 on my coffee. So I think that is a good budget and a serotonin giving day out. So I hope you like my ramble. I'm going home now and that's all I can kind of get done. There is rain due, so I don't think I'll, I think I'll just wait for the low pressure to move and then I'll just clean my greenhouse because what will happen is if I clean my greenhouse, it's going to, it's going to just get wrecked again when there's more storms. So I'm probably best off holding off until February time anyway. But anyway, if you want to join the journey, I don't know what journey we're on. Cheeky thumbs up. I'll see you in the next video.