October 2018 News

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You Can Help Us - Buy A Plant sponsorship

At Carrowcrory we are always looking to fund improvements and maintenance of our Labyrinth Gardens, but we do not want to do this the 'guru' way. We do not want to create some mystical ultra spiritual language and charge up to €200 per person for a day workshop to enchant you, then hand you a signed diploma of enlightenment.  

Our current project is to complete the new Dragon's Tail Labyrinth Garden, a soft fruit labyrinth garden. We are putting about €300 into this, at present. So I have joined Ko-fi, even though I am a tea drinker, and that asks for a wee €5 donation, through our Buy A Plant sponsorship, that can be paid through any currency. 

That includes enjoying a free visit here at Carrowcrory, when you pass by, but message me first to make sure we are here. Plus as a donator you will be updated online with pics, videos, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts about what we have here and what is happening. I aim to update this more often than at Patreon. Thank you for your support via Ko-fi



 
Labyrinth Gardens latest

Storm Ali blew down some trees in the Tree Labyrinth Garden, but that is being sorted now. Looking pretty with the Autumn colour changes. Fungi collection is huge! Lovely to see the variety and verifying the woodland connections here. 

 The next garden being created, soft fruit labyrinth, has settled in its Bullace Berry trees, and the rest is now our call out support through Ko-fi

Visit

Thanks for viewing the Songkick widget to keep you in touch and up to date with what is happening here and nearby. The Open Days as part of the Secret Gardens Of Sligo have been a wonderful success and benefited the local Sathya Sai Donkey Sanctuary.

 We look forward to you sharing more here through as Ko-fi support members and visitors at our Open Days.. 

This Web Site updates

I am still very slow sharing what we actually have here in the gardens, and the benefits for our visitors. I will post a lot more visual content, photos and videos, through this approaching winter, as I have certainly collected many during this flourishing season and happy visitors through this past summer

Message me if you wish to visit through the contact form here, or at 086 208 2873, or even to offer to help with simple tasks here for an hour or two. 

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