Get compostingTurn kitchen waste into “black gold” but only if you follow the rules on what to compost and what to avoidSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Salad daysA guide to some of the more unusual vegetable and salad crops that can be grown from seed this summerSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Gardening with Fionnuala Fallon: Full BloomGardens at this year's show display inventiveness in lean timesSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
Gnomes return to ChelseaThe Chelsea Flower Show lifted its ban on garden gnomes for the first time in its 100 year history, but for designer models onlySat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Dublin flower club wins medal at Chelsea for second yearDisplay was inspired by show’s centenary celebrationsThu May 23 2013 - 18:01
Celebrities fail to lift centenary Chelsea Flower ShowHarsh cold spring takes toll on exhibitorsTue May 21 2013 - 14:00
And sow to bedWhen choosing summer bedding to plant in pots, seek scents, interesting foliage, grasses and colour palettesSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Seeds of knowledgeA great horticultural legacy of some of the world’s rarest species is flowering at the OPW-managed garden in Kilmacurragh, Co WicklowSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Spring into action in the gardenIt’s been a tough start for food plants, so here are some tips from the experts on how to improve seedlings’ chances of survivalSat May 04 2013 - 05:00
Mad about tulipsLate, a little battered, comes the queen of spring flowering bulbs, the tulipSat Apr 27 2013 - 05:00
Gardening in the skyTop tips for container gardening on a windy balcony or roofSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
How to choose and grow the best clematis varietiesColourful climbers for your gardenSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
How to avoid potato blightThere are many alternatives to using chemicals to keep your spuds healthySat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Get your garden growingIt’s time to stop gazing at those seed catalogues and put your planting plans into actionSun Mar 10 2013 - 00:00
The beauty of it allComing from a long and mongrel line of gardeners, there's great pleasure in knowing I'm following in the muddy footprints of …Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Make mulch of itA leaf blower is a useful tool at this time of year, and the debris you collect can be put to good useSat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Nanny-food? No wayGROW Tart and sweet in equal measure, rhubarb is one of the best crops to have in your garden, so plant it nowSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Pot plants for winter colourGROW: Container-grown plants can provide splashes of colour and interest in the winter gardenSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Horse chestnut at riskGROW: An increasing number of these stately, lofty trees are being lost to a highly damaging bacterial diseaseSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Love of sowing the seedsGROW: Harvesting seeds in preparation for sowing can be a messy business, but it’s also fun and rewarding, as Thérèse Duffey…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Easy colour optionGROW: Planting a selection of bulbs now will give you a vibrant display in the garden next yearSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Forty years a-growingGIY expert Joy Larkcom has written her last book, she says. It’s a true classic, writes FIONNUALA FALLONSat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Ladies in full BloomGROW : The gold medals in this year’s show all went to gardens designed by womenSat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Flower power in ChelseaFive trends we spotted at this year’s Chelsea Flower ShowSat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Irish scoop awards at Chelsea showTHIS YEAR’S Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show has been a vintage one for Irish exhibitors who by early this week…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Hat-trick of medals sees Irish bloom at Chelsea Flower ShowAS IF on cue, London’s leaden grey skies finally lifted and the sun came out at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show yesterday, as Ireland…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Chelsea braced for Gavin's gardenTHE WORLD’S favourite gardening festival, the RHS Chelsea 2012 Show, formally opens tomorrow and, as ever, the garden of Irish…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Patiently designing a visual treatGROW: Jane McCorkell’s show gardens have won a gold medal at Bloom for the past four years and she is busy working on her fifth…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Exquisite Alpine beautiesGROW: These tiny plants are ideal for those with tiny or non-existent gardens, and contrary to popular opinion they’re not hard…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
The top 10 must-have herbsGROW: Chives for your sandwiches, basil for pesto – planting herbs yields tasty resultsSat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Definitely for the birdsGROW: Even the average Irish suburban garden can be transformed into a rich haven for birdlife, hosting up to 30 different species…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
How do you like those apples?Roughly 60 per cent of the country’s orchards have been lost in the last 50 years, but there are still some historic native species…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Foraging for wild mushrooms in west WicklowURBAN FARMER: Picking mushrooms in the wild feels a bit like Russian roulette – but experts can helpThu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Get sowing now for a winter salad bowl full of leavesWHEN THE wind roars and howls and the rain patters down, hopes of having a productive and ornamental winter vegetable garden …Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Enjoy the plummiest time of the yearJuicy plums are ripe for the picking in Phoenix ParkThu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Here's to a golden autumn . . . forget the dull summerDULL and cool, with below average rainfall in parts was Met Eireann’s summary of the weather during the month of July, with Dublin…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Summertime - but the courgettes ain't growingCourgette glut to moan about? Not this yearThu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Knowing your onions and your new spuds tooURBAN FARMER: AS THIS year’s difficult growing season has now proved beyond doubt, Mother Nature occasionally takes a perverse…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Summer garden disasters? Don't panic, all's not lostYour onions have bolted, your cabbage plants have collapsed. What’s going on – and how can you fix it?Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Cool, green cucumbers meet mellow, yellow marigoldsCucumbers make their first appearance in the kitchen garden alongside tasty marigoldsThu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Strong homing instinct of snails can be hard to crushThese garden pests can live for several years as part of a large commune enjoying your cropsThu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
A vegetable garden on demand, delivered to your doorURBAN FARMER: You can start to grow your own veg, even in June, thanks to a green-fingered fairy godfather from SligoThu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Blown away by gales but still ready for BloomWinds wreaked havoc in part of the walled garden. But everything’s shipshape for Bloom todayThu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Turning a wasteland into a kitchen garden is child's playURBAN FARMER: Making a school kitchen garden is an ideal way to teach children about nature and nutrition – and they can eat…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Slicing slugs in half not a task for the lily-liveredThe gruesomely repellent larvae of gooseberry sawfly can strip a fruit bush bare in a matter of daysThu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Badger gets the blackbirds - but beans keep on runningURBAN FARMER : Growing a great kitchen garden is all about experimentation – that and keeping the badgers out, writes FIONNUALA…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Blackbird singing in the dead of . . . rhubarbDuring pruning of the walled garden there was a surprise in pale turquoiseThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Raking over the tricky arts of a perfect seed bedSeeing proper gardeners wield a rake to prepare a beetroot seed bed brings on envy as well as admirationThu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Deploy the hoes to tackle the army of new weedsRecent warm weather and rain has been a boon for weeds, which means plenty of work for gardenersThu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
