Ciaran De Buitlear

Ciarán De Buitléar is the husband of Fiona and dad to Sam and Zack. Born and raised in Dublin, he has made his home in Stamullen, Co. Meath for many years. By day he works as a database specialist in the tech world. In his spare time he has spent decades cultivating gardens that are as much about nature as they are about beauty.

He founded GardeningWell, an initiative for wildlife gardening and climate action. A trustee of FreeTrees Ireland, he has helped distribute thousands of native trees across the country.

Nature’s Acre is his first book. It shows how ordinary gardening can sit within Ireland’s tradition of writing about nature—while staying accessible to anyone, anywhere. His writing blends practical, sustainable gardening with expressive storytelling and a wry sense of humour, drawing together plants, a sense of place, and a personal recovery.