In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city’s botanical garden for the first time! I found this border composed of medicinal and edible ornamentals…a medimental border…
All posts from Dublin in 2011
The Vegetable Garden at the National Botanic Garden in Dublin in 2011: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20530
Berberis and other unusual fruit at the botanics in Dublin: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20547
Medimental border in Dublin 2011: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20550
Yellow Yews in Dublin: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20580
Other edible plants: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20607
Medimental border at the National Botanical Garden in Dublin
Black Tuscany and Redbor Kales and Golden Feverfew (Matrem)
Golden Feverfew (Matrem), Garden Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens “Marine”) and Bull’s Blood Beetroot
Various swiss chard cultivars and Ricinus communis (Castor Oill plant)
Garden Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens “Marine”) and Redbor Kale
In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city’s botanical garden for the first time! Here’s a series of pictures of unusual fruit bushes and trees taken on my recent visit to the National Botanical Garden in Dublin. I’d never seen such a good collection of Berberis before – impressive diversity…
All posts from Dublin in 2011
The Vegetable Garden at the National Botanic Garden in Dublin in 2011: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20530
Berberis and other unusual fruit at the botanics in Dublin: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20547
Medimental border in Dublin 2011: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20550
Yellow Yews in Dublin: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20580
Other edible plants: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20607
Decaisnea fargesii
Mahonia aquifolium “Undulata Nana”
Berberis x carminea “Pirate King”
Berberis sikkimensis
Berberis breviopedunculata
Berberis polyantha
Berberis veitchii
Berberis phanera
Poncirus trifoliata, Hardy Orange/ Dversitron – never seen a bush quite this large. It wasn’t hardy enough for my garden and I lost mine after it sulked for 3 years
Actinidia arguta, Tara Vine (Grønnkattebusk)
Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo “Angustifolia”
Sorbus devoniensis
In early October 2011, I was on a work trip in Ireland (Cork) and stopped off to see the city’s botanical garden for the first time!
All posts from Dublin in 2011
The Vegetable Garden at the National Botanic Garden in Dublin in 2011: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20530
Berberis and other unusual fruit at the botanics in Dublin: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20547
Medimental border in Dublin 2011: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20550
Yellow Yews in Dublin: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20580
Other edible plants: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20607
Greenhouse with Achoca (Cyclanthera pedata) growing on the far wall
Achocha (Cyclanthera pedata) an Andean vegetable
My guide!
A giant landrace cabbage from Donegal – Gortahork
A giant landrace cabbage from Donegal – Gortahork
Kales
Traditional Apple tree collection
Bull’s Blood Beetroot
A crab apple with a very long name: Malus x zumi var calocarpa “Professor Sprengeri”
The Fruit and Vegetable Garden was opened in 2008
Garden view
Garden view
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden