Wildlife gardening • Biodiversity education • Community climate action in Ireland
About Ciarán De Buitléar
Ciarán De Buitléar is the founder of Gardeningwell, a family-led wildlife gardening and biodiversity project based in Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland. He works with schools, youth groups, community gardens and local councils to create pollinator-friendly, chemical-free growing spaces and to give children hands-on experience with soil, food and wildlife.
Gardeningwell began during the COVID-19 lockdown, when Ciarán and his sons started posting simple seed-planting and “grow your own food” videos for people stuck at home. Those videos led to the discovery and revival of a 150-year-old Victorian walled garden, which is now used for food growing, biodiversity projects and environmental education.
The core message is simple and hopeful: every ordinary Irish garden can become a small piece of climate action.
GardeningWell in the media
Selected features, interviews and profiles about GardeningWell, wildlife-friendly gardening, biodiversity education and community climate action in Ireland.
RTÉ Radio 1 — Mooney Goes Wild
Reporter Terry Flanagan visited the walled garden in Stamullen, County Meath, for a feature on wildlife-friendly growing, the garden, and Nature’s Acre.
RTÉ Nationwide — GardeningWell
National TV segment filmed in the Victorian walled garden, focusing on family-led biodiversity education, peat-free and wildlife-friendly gardening, and community climate action.
Count Me In — Irish Independent
Family-led climate action through growing food and wildlife-friendly gardening, aligned with the EU Count Us In initiative.
Garden Guru — The Irish Sun
Practical, budget-friendly gardening tips featuring GardeningWell and simple ways to create a thriving, wildlife-friendly garden without overspending.
How to get your garden blooming this winter on a budget — The Irish Sun
Seasonal advice on winter-flowering choices and low-cost techniques to keep colour and structure in the colder months.
We Can Change the World One Garden at a Time — Meath Chronicle
How ordinary Irish gardens can deliver real climate and biodiversity benefits through native planting, waste reduction and simple wildlife habitat creation.
Ciaran’s Irish Garden — Cynthia Reyes
International feature from Canada exploring your family-led Irish garden, early-season blooms, and the human story behind GardeningWell’s approach.
Recent coverage for Nature’s Acre
Recent reviews, interviews, launch coverage and feature articles connected to Nature’s Acre, Ciarán De Buitléar’s first book.
National Biodiversity Week — Gardening for Nature
Ciarán De Buitléar will speak about Nature’s Acre and give practical tips on gardening for wildlife as part of National Biodiversity Week.
Chris Gibson Wildlife — Book Review
A full review of Nature’s Acre on Chris Gibson’s wildlife and nature site.
GardenRant — Most sustainable gardening advice doesn’t survive a real garden
A feature on GardenRant connected to the real-world themes behind Nature’s Acre.
Resilience.org — Sustainable gardening in the real world
A Resilience.org article linking practical, lived gardening experience with the wider ideas behind the book.
Happy Eco News — Nature’s Acre
A feature article on Happy Eco News focused on the book and the wider story around the walled garden.
LMFM — Late Lunch with Gerry Kelly
Interview discussing the story of the walled garden, biodiversity, community action, and the publication of Nature’s Acre.
Drogheda Life — New book tells Stamullen story
A regional news feature connecting the book with the restoration of the walled garden and its local community impact.
Sonairte National Ecology Centre — Launch event and promotion
Nature’s Acre was launched at Sonairte National Ecology Centre in County Meath, with public promotion around the event and a launch video now online.
Wings Magazine — BirdWatch Ireland
Nature’s Acre was quoted on the GardeningWell site from a review attributed to Wings Magazine, BirdWatch Ireland, Spring 2026.
Media Facts at a Glance
- Founder: Ciarán De Buitléar
- Base: Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland
- Focus: Wildlife gardening · Biodiversity education · Community growing · Climate action through gardening
- Mission: To inspire families, schools and communities to garden for wildlife — helping people grow closer while restoring biodiversity.
- Story origin: Viral lockdown seed videos → access to a neglected 150-year-old Victorian walled garden → a working biodiversity and education space.
- Community impact: Leads biodiversity and school gardening projects across County Meath; engages local children in hands-on learning about soil health, pollinators, native trees and food.
- Available for media: On-camera interviews, expert commentary, site access for filming, high-resolution stills and short-form video of pollinator-friendly gardening in practice.
Audience & Reach (October 2025)
Gardeningwell is an active, family-led voice for wildlife-friendly gardening and biodiversity. Current multi-platform audience:
- X / Twitter: ~56,000 followers
- YouTube: ~43,000 subscribers
- Bluesky: ~14,000 followers
- Instagram: ~5,000 followers
- Facebook: ~2,000 followers
- Mastodon: ~1,500 followers
Total multi-platform reach: approximately 120,000+.
These audiences actively engage with practical biodiversity content: pollinator support, peat-free growing, no-dig gardening, hedgehog habitat, and low-cost climate action at home.
Quote for Publication
“We believe every garden — no matter how small — can help restore Ireland’s biodiversity. This is something families and schools can do right now, with their own hands. It’s hopeful work.”
— Ciarán De Buitlear, Gardeningwell
Available for Editors / Producers
- On-camera / radio interviews on Irish biodiversity, pollinators, peat-free gardening, climate action through gardening, and involving children.
- Filming and photography access at a working 150-year-old Victorian walled garden in County Meath, plus local school and community garden projects.
- High-resolution still images (wildlife habitat features, hedgehog houses, pollinator planting, food growing, before/after biodiversity work).
- Short-form video clips suitable for social, broadcast inserts or explainer segments.
- Practical demonstration segments (how to build wildlife habitat in an ordinary Irish garden, how to grow without chemicals, peat-free, no-dig, etc.).
Use of images/video: Editorial use permitted with credit to “Gardeningwell / Ciarán De Buitlear,” unless otherwise agreed.
Press & Media Contact
Primary contact:
Ciarán De Buitlear
Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland
Phone / WhatsApp: +353 87 233 3427
Email:
For time-sensitive stories, please include “PRESS ENQUIRY” in the subject line.
For interviews, quotes, stills, footage or site access for filming, please get in touch directly.
Gardeningwell provides hopeful, practical, child-friendly climate action at garden scale. Available for national and international media, podcasts, school outreach, festivals and community events.