GardeningWell began in a small Irish garden. It now supports schools, communities and ordinary spaces making room for more life.
Small actions. Real places. What happens next.
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Nature’s Acre
A small Irish garden, real work, and what happens when you try to make room for more life.
Part wildlife-garden diary, part community story, part account of holding a nervous system together with soil under the fingernails.
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“A fascinating journey of renewal and growth… an inspiring memoir.”
— Wings Magazine, BirdWatch Ireland (Spring 2026)
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From the launch at Sonairte
Introduction by Lucy at the launch in Sonairte.
Listen to the Land
Most gardening advice begins by telling you what to change.
This growing series begins somewhere else: with the soil, plants, water, wildlife and possibilities already present in the place where you stand.
Writing, media & reach
Nature writing and stories from the garden, schools and community work — shared through print, radio and online.
Wildlife Gardening
Wildlife Gardening
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Climate Action Through Gardening
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Grow It Anyway!
No space? No clue? No problem. You don’t need a perfect garden. Or a plan. Or even very much space. A yogurt pot. A window box. A borrowed bit of soil. Start with that. See what happens. What if it doesn’t work? It might not.Sometimes onions won’t grow. (He was right.)Sometimes you forget to...