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The best presents for the gardener in your life

The best presents for the gardener in your life

There are gifts across the price range for your favourite horticulturalists

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 12:00
Gardens: Big plans to grow food in small spaces

Gardens: Big plans to grow food in small spaces

Nowhere is too small or too unlikely – from an unused swimming pool to the back of a pick-up truck – to grow your own food

Thu Nov 26 2015 - 10:00
Gardens: Edible dahlia tubers are roots to relish

Gardens: Edible dahlia tubers are roots to relish

With hints of celery, beetroot and carrot, darling, eat up your dahlias

Thu Nov 19 2015 - 11:01

This Week in the Garden: Inspect homegrown fruit

Gardening this weekend? Fionnuala Fallon has some tips on what you should be concentrating on and some dates for your gardening diary

Thu Nov 19 2015 - 10:00
Gardens: an artichoke by any other name

Gardens: an artichoke by any other name

The Jerusalem artichoke may be a misnomer but this easy-to-cultivate tuber is highly nutritious and tasty

Thu Nov 12 2015 - 13:00
Gardens: a window sill plant that will fragrance your room for months

Gardens: a window sill plant that will fragrance your room for months

Lemons, rose, cola bottle, strawberry - just some of the scents that will come from a crushed geranium leaf that can be used to make teas and cakes

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 11:30
Gardens: Beware the poison plant

Gardens: Beware the poison plant

Even the most innocent seeming plants and flowers can be deadly at heart, but that shouldn’t stop us growing them

Sat Oct 31 2015 - 02:00
Gardens: Season of mists and spectacular seedheads

Gardens: Season of mists and spectacular seedheads

There’s a wealth of plants worth growing for their sculptural autumn seedheads alone

Sat Oct 24 2015 - 02:00
Gardens: Go forth and propagate

Gardens: Go forth and propagate

Growing new plants from cuttings is a canny way of building up your stock of tender annuals

Sat Oct 17 2015 - 07:00
Peonies: Blousy beauties that last and last

Peonies: Blousy beauties that last and last

Peonies, favoured for their blooms, are long lasting plants that can survive for decades

Sat Oct 10 2015 - 06:00
Gardens: the beauty of leaves – brown, bright and red

Gardens: the beauty of leaves – brown, bright and red

Don’t take for granted the many vivid autumnal trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses that can gild a late season garden

Sat Oct 03 2015 - 05:07
Finding your thrill on blueberry hill

Finding your thrill on blueberry hill

Expect 10 year wait for fully productive plants, but patience is amply rewarded

Sat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
Bulbs: dig deep now and reap the rewards come spring

Bulbs: dig deep now and reap the rewards come spring

Now is the time to plant bulbs that will give you armfuls of spring and summer flowers

Sat Sept 19 2015 - 05:04
Grow: pretty as a picture

Grow: pretty as a picture

Not only are they painterly, vivid and gorgeous, ‘pictorial’ meadows are extremely supportive of pollinators

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 05:39
How to keep bees (and bee happy)

How to keep bees (and bee happy)

Honeybees will happily forage for pollen and nectar wherever they can find it. but the flowers of some plants are more valuable to them than others

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 12:00
Grow: The secret world of Dahlias

Grow: The secret world of Dahlias

Judging these colourful flowers is an exacting process; you can see it in action today in Greystones

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 14:30
Infuse your cocktail hour with edible flowers, fruits and nuts

Infuse your cocktail hour with edible flowers, fruits and nuts

It’s been a wet summer but there’s plenty of produce to infuse spirits with and capture sun for the dark days

Sun Aug 23 2015 - 04:00
Grow: brighten up your diet with edible flowers

Grow: brighten up your diet with edible flowers

Roses, violets and dahlias all have a place at the tables, whether in salads or atop cakes

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 07:00
Thrills and frills of the poppy season

Thrills and frills of the poppy season

Difficult to grow and short to flower, the poppy is worth the effort

Sat Aug 08 2015 - 01:00
Grow: What have bees ever done for us?

Grow: What have bees ever done for us?

The ‘natural capital’ movement aims to increase awareness of nature’s value

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 05:30
Grow: Devotions in bloom

Grow: Devotions in bloom

Gardening and writing are Anna Pavord’s two favourite disciplines and she combines them beautifully

Sat Jul 25 2015 - 05:00
Blooming lovely: the annual rose festival

Blooming lovely: the annual rose festival

Head to St Anne’s Rose Gardens for a treat for the senses

Sat Jul 18 2015 - 01:10
Grow: The endearing traits of hens

Grow: The endearing traits of hens

Hens are great cleaner-uppers of garden pests but you will need to keep them away from your favourite plants

Sat Jul 11 2015 - 10:00
Grow: Rise and rise of community gardens

Grow: Rise and rise of community gardens

Growth spurt in local gardens is enriching many lives in many different ways

Sat Jul 04 2015 - 00:00
Grow: How does your garden grow?

Grow: How does your garden grow?

There is a lot to be said for encouraging plants and flowers to self-seed through the garden

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 00:00
Grow: Cunning foxglove schemes

Grow: Cunning foxglove schemes

Digitalis purpurea regally colours our countryside but many digitalis varieties can heighten a garden’s borders

Sat Jun 20 2015 - 01:00
Gardens: Tasty use of a small space

Gardens: Tasty use of a small space

Forget the onions and carrots; instead grow plants with the power to radically transform a home-cooked meal

Sat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
Spectacular Salvias guaranteed to satisfy

Spectacular Salvias guaranteed to satisfy

Vast, versatile plants are extraordinarily colourful, aromatic, long flowering and easy to cultivate

Sat Jun 06 2015 - 01:12
The best of Bloom: Six gardens you should see at this year's festival

The best of Bloom: Six gardens you should see at this year's festival

Fionnuala Fallons picks some highlights from Ireland’s biggest garden festival

Thu May 28 2015 - 13:52
Fresh ideas from the Chelsea Flower show 2015

Fresh ideas from the Chelsea Flower show 2015

Decking is back, try a trowel with a twist or a touch of topiary: 14 ideas from the Chelsea Flower Show 2015

Sat May 23 2015 - 01:00
Finding hidden  treasure in your garden

Finding hidden treasure in your garden

Herbalist Vivienne Campbell will walk your land and show you what’s good to eat and what cures are growing right under your nose

Sat May 16 2015 - 06:00
Garden designer finds inspiration in the poetry of WB Yeats

Garden designer finds inspiration in the poetry of WB Yeats

A show garden for the upcoming Bloom festival is a tribute to WB Yeats

Sat May 09 2015 - 01:00
The Irish Garden by Jane Powers review: a feast for the eyes

The Irish Garden by Jane Powers review: a feast for the eyes

This remarkable volume, full of stories and atmospheric photographs, shows that Ireland has hidden its horticultural light under a bushel for far too long

Sat May 02 2015 - 01:46
Gardens: add a little vintage style to your garden

Gardens: add a little vintage style to your garden

Architectural salvage yards are good hunting grounds for vintage garden pieces or ‘gardenalia’

Sat May 02 2015 - 00:00

10 things to plant now for those salad days

If you want your garden to be brimming with tasty produce this summer, then it’s time to get sowing

Sat Apr 25 2015 - 05:45
Grow: Wade into a sea of vibrant spring flowers

Grow: Wade into a sea of vibrant spring flowers

Visit June Blake’s Wicklow garden to see a sea of tulips and other blooms

Sun Apr 19 2015 - 09:00
Return of the lost crops of the Incas

Return of the lost crops of the Incas

Irish gardeners are reviving ancient crops such as amaranth, kaniwa and quinoa because they are easy to grow and nutritious

Sun Apr 12 2015 - 09:00
Root causes of success with prize-winning vegetables

Root causes of success with prize-winning vegetables

The nonagenarian head of a family of champion growers shares his secrets

Sat Apr 04 2015 - 06:00
Sunny plants for shady places

Sunny plants for shady places

There’s a plant for almost every type of shady spot, but it pays to give the soil a helping hand

Sun Mar 29 2015 - 06:00
Ignore at your peril: Seeds of things to come

Ignore at your peril: Seeds of things to come

Spring is in the air. It is time to put in some planting work that will pay dividends later in food and flowers

Sun Mar 22 2015 - 09:00
Anything but the shamrock: gardening experts name their Irish favourites

Anything but the shamrock: gardening experts name their Irish favourites

Gardening experts name their favourite Irish flower or plant

Sun Mar 15 2015 - 15:00
Chop, chop, it’s pruning time

Chop, chop, it’s pruning time

Many of the plants in your garden will benefit from a haircut to encourage strong new growth. Don’t spare the secateurs

Sun Mar 15 2015 - 12:00
Wicker brings a welcome touch of whimsy to the garden

Wicker brings a welcome touch of whimsy to the garden

These eco-friendly structures and sculptures can transform a garden

Sat Feb 21 2015 - 06:00
Use summer annuals to add fun to your garden

Use summer annuals to add fun to your garden

Transform a simple border or container into something exceptional

Sun Feb 15 2015 - 12:00
Grow: Organic seeds in brown envelopes from Cork

Grow: Organic seeds in brown envelopes from Cork

For gardeners interested in growing heritage Irish vegetables that will withstand the weather, Brown Envelope Seeds is a good place to start

Sun Feb 08 2015 - 09:00
Grow: bring the chilli club to your garden

Grow: bring the chilli club to your garden

It may be cold outside, but this is the best time to start growing chilli plants from seed

Sun Feb 01 2015 - 11:28
Gardening: Indoor plants are a breath of fresh air

Gardening: Indoor plants are a breath of fresh air

Pot plants also add humidity and filter pollutants from our homes and offices

Sun Jan 25 2015 - 07:00
Grow: Why garden? US landscape architect Thomas Rainer explores the big gardening questions

Grow: Why garden? US landscape architect Thomas Rainer explores the big gardening questions

When do we garden, how, and why?

Sun Jan 18 2015 - 14:00
200th birthday of the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland

200th birthday of the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 10:00
Gardening: Ditch the chemicals and go natural

Gardening: Ditch the chemicals and go natural

Feeding soil with helpful bacteria will make a difference to your lawns and borders

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 17:00
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