It’s cold, wet, dark and dismal. Let’s get gardening
What you do in the garden now can lay the foundations for a year of homegrown beauty
Great books to give the gardener in your life this Christmas
Here’s a round-up of some of the best gardening books of 2021, from sustainability to dried flowers
Great gifts for gardeners: Tools, plants and knowledge
From gardening gloves and houseplants to roses, there is something here for everyone
Plot to plate ethos from a charming Kilkenny kitchen garden
The Goodwillies helped start a conversation about organic gardening and food culture
From bust to blooms and a vie en rose in north county Dublin
Susan Lynch’s Vintage Rose Company is home to more than 2000 productive rose bushes
‘We can be fined how much?’ Shoppers mask up in Dublin city centre
Vast majority wearing face coverings, if not always correctly, as new rules come into force
Sister of George Michael found dead on Christmas Day
Melanie Panayiotou dies three years after pop superstar sibling’s passing
Sun, shade, dry or windy – there’s a rose to suit every kind of garden
While most roses will like space, a rich, fertile soil and full sun, there are some that will cope well with all kinds of conditions
Make the cut: the right way to prune roses
Follow the three Ds by using secateurs to remove any dead, diseased or dying wood
Giving to a gardener? Here's 35 great gifts for Christmas
Trees to plant, gloves to wear, cards to write trowels to dig, seeds to sow and a pad to rest
First look at Helen Dillon’s new seaside garden in Monkstown
After 45 years in her Ranalegh show garden, the celebrated TV gardener started from scratch at nearly 80, in a walled garden that's now open to the public
Meghan Markle’s wedding bouquet: our expert picks the perfect posy
Kilkenny florist is taking a punt on peonies, a favourite of Meghan’s and now in bloom
Thorn in two: My love/hate relationship with roses
February is the time to plant roses – they’re high maintenance but so worth it
Grapes in a cold climate – prune hard and keep under cover
Whether outdoors or under cover, we are coming to the best time to plant vines
Flower power returns to Chelsea
Garden designers Paul Martin and Diarmuid Gavin made sure the Irish were again among the medals at Britain’s leading flower show, but with very different contributions
Cab seeks to question Denis O’Brien on tribunal findings
Michael Lowry indicates he has does not expect to be interviewed by the bureau
The best presents for the gardener in your life
There are gifts across the price range for your favourite horticulturalists
Michael Smurfit: This business life
Dr Michael Smurfit has written his autobiography, A Life Worth Living. The book tells how a man from modest beginnings left school at 15 and became an international business titan. The Smurfit story is more than just business, however. It is a story of politics, sport and above all family .
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