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Hello, I'm Rachel, a gardener and writer, looking for help in my flower garden in Wexford, Ireland.
It would be great for anyone with a love of plants or a desire to learn (full instructions will be given). The garden is in a beautiful rural setting and the nearest town, Bunclody, is about 5km away. We drive there regularly so can bring you in or to the bus stop on the weekend if you want to explore further.
Our family includes mum, dad, a young adult son and daughter and a very friendly cat, Catskidoodles. When not helping, we welcome you to join us in family activities - walks, board games, watching TV or outings. But we're also happy to respect your personal space if you want time for yourself. We are very relaxed and easy going and love to laugh. You will be welcomed as a member of our family. We love to learn about other cultures and hope you will oblige.
You will have your own room with double bed and wifi. The bathroom is shared with other members of the family. You also have access to the washing machine. We make a daily cooked dinner for everyone but, at other times, you will have access to the kitchen where we provide food for you to make yourself breakfast, lunch and snacks. Ask if there's something you love to eat that we don't have and we will surely get it!
We welcome people from all nationalities and can accept male or female applicants or couples! The only restriction is that we have one room for you with one double bed.
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Salut. Je m'appelle Rachel. Je suis jardinière et écrivaine, et je cherche de l'aide pendant une ou deux semaines dans mon jardin d'un demi hectare à Wexford. Cela conviendrait à une personne qui aime les plantes ou désire apprendre (des instructions complètes seront données). Le jardin est dans un beau cadre rural et la ville la plus proche, Bunclody, est à environ 5 km. Nous y allons régulièrement afin de pouvoir vous amener à l'arrêt de bus le week-end si vous souhaitez explorer plus avant.
Notre famille est une mère, un père, un fils adolescent, une fille et un chat très sympathique, Catskidoodles. Lorsque vous ne travaillez pas, nous vous invitons à vous joindre à nous pour toutes les activités familiales - promenades, jeux de société, regarder la télévision ou faire des sorties. Mais nous sommes également heureux de respecter votre espace personnel si vous voulez du temps pour vous-même. Vous serez accueilli en tant que membre de notre famille.
Vous aurez votre propre chambre avec lit double et wifi. Vous avez avec accès à la machine à laver. La salle de bain est partagée avec d'autres membres de la famille. Nous préparons un dîner tous les jours et vous aurez accès à la cuisine et à la nourriture pour préparer votre petit-déjeuner et votre déjeuner.
Nous accueillons des personnes de toutes nationalités. Les candidats masculins ou féminins acceptés ou un couple! La seule restriction est qu'il n'y a qu'un lit double dans la chambre.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Volunteers can expect to learn about horticultural basics and increase their plant love and appreciation. I have an extensive collection of unusual plants including orchids, carnivorous plants and exotics.
You will also get a chance to practice English and enjoy Irish family life.
Aide
Weeding, planting, sweeping, potting small plants, dividing plants, pruning, mowing, shredding, shovelling mulch, edging grass, cleaning outside of the house.
All instruction will be given and I will be on hand, often doing the tasks with you, if you have any questions. I look forward to the opportunity of sharing my horticultural knowledge with you and the exchange of ideas through casual chats, possibly in French or Italian (if such a volunteer comes to stay). Help will vary as tasks arise.
As the Irish weather is unpredictable, some work may be done in the rain. In very wet weather we may be forced indoors so I may ask you to do some light housework.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Italien: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
Private room with one double bed in the main house with some drawer space provided. Shared bathroom. Good Wifi connection. Access to washing machine.
Autres infos...
We are very rural but are happy to give you lifts to the local town or bus stop with direct links to Dublin and Wexford.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
4 hours a day, 5 days a week, 1-2 week stay
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Amandine is the ideal workawayer. She is a hard-working and conscientious self-starter, always ready to lend a hand. She is a lively conversationalist with a good sense of humour, and was happy to join in board games and card games with the… read more
I had a very good time with Norman, Sam and Ori (and CC too). Unfortunately I didn't can meet Rachel, but I had a warm welcome with this great family !
I did gardening, plant news flowers, clean the garden... the tasks are no complex and very pleasant in this beautiful garden.
They helped me for progress in English, we played at… read more
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Amandine is the ideal workawayer. She is a hard-working and conscientious self-starter, always ready to lend a hand. She is a lively conversationalist with a good sense of humour, and was happy to join in board games and card games with the… read more
I had a very good time with Norman, Sam and Ori (and CC too). Unfortunately I didn't can meet Rachel, but I had a warm welcome with this great family !
I did gardening, plant news flowers, clean the garden... the tasks are no complex and very pleasant in this beautiful garden.
They helped me for progress in English, we played at… read more
We have had some really lovely workawayers in the past and it was hard to imagine that there could be anyone else so great but Nael and Amber have proved us wrong. As I said, they were a joy in every way.
We found both of them very communicative, friendly, easy-going and sociable. Every day we would play some… read more
Every evening we ate together.… read more
In the evenings Cedric would join us for board games and television. He got… read more
During the week, I worked 4 hours a day in the garden with Rachel. The work wasn’t hard, and it was a pleasure to contribute to the maintenance of their wonderful garden! There is a great diversity of plants, flowers and trees and… read more
While Margot was here she worked in the garden, helping me in the week run-up to open day. I found Margot to have a really good work ethic and every job she did was performed to complete perfection. I think we made a great team.
We all loved having Margot around, finding her… read more
Ann worked in the garden, weeding and edging and her work was always excellent. I found her to be conscientious, hard-working, intelligent and knowledgeable. When Ann… read more
P.S. sam i hope you will grow as a… read more
The work involved outdoor weeding and some plant potting, both of which Irene carried out to my complete satisfaction. She was hard working, diligent, good natured, polite and friendly.
We found Irene a pleasure to have around and everyone in the the family got on really well… read more
He worked in the garden and we were always satisfied with his work. We wish him all the best.
Besides that we thoroughly enjoyed… read more
She was hard working and cooked us the most amazing Mexican meal.
We wish her every success.
The work was all outdoors garden work and sometimes hard. They worked always to my complete satisfaction. I found them honest, trustworthy, diligent, hardworking, conscientious, enthusiastic, flexible, agreeable and sociable.
João and Bianca were an absolute joy to have around,… read more
The garden is huge and absolutely beautiful. It is a pleasure to walk through and be in. Rachel is an absolute… read more
In… read more
She worked well and did all that was asked of her.
Viola also cooked for us and made the most delicious pasta carbonara with egg (apparently opinion is divided in Italy as to whether egg or cream is the authentic recipe).
Viola got on well with our daughter, playing… read more
The huge garden is beautiful… read more
Rachel is eager to share her passion for the garden with you and happy to help out with any questions or issues. The garden is beautiful and is great to just relax in during free time. And there are board games a-plenty when you… read more
