Small can be bountiful: Growing your own veg without a big garden
Some crops don’t need much space and can even thrive inside on a sunny kitchen ledge
Some crops don’t need much space and can even thrive inside on a sunny kitchen ledge
Jerusalem artichoke, kale and potatoes are some of the more resilient vegetables to grow
Cultivating your own crops from seed is just one way to cut down on household expenses
A little judicious groundwork at this time of year ensures a gorgeous garden later on
What you do in the garden now can lay the foundations for a year of homegrown beauty
From gardening gloves and houseplants to roses, there is something here for everyone
Heat, good light levels, sufficient moisture and good quality compost are all important
March is a great time to mow the lawn – or a great time not to mow it
Laitenberger gives dirt-under-the-fingernails guidance in ‘The Self Sufficient Garden’
Early tomatoes can be sown in a pot on a windowsill or in an electric propagator
‘We’re holding off taking orders until things become clearer’: some British suppliers suspend mail service
The pandemic’s black cloud came with a silver lining: the joy of digging and planting
Susan Lynch’s Vintage Rose Company is home to more than 2000 productive rose bushes
Enjoy your garden through the cold months while laying the groundwork for spring
Use potato beds to plant for spring colour and summer flavour
By late spring you’ll have hordes of baby plants ready to be planted outdoors, all for the price of a few packets of seeds
From peas to radishes, spuds to spinach, these will give you a harvest in no time
Itching to get going in the kitchen garden or allotment? Here’s a handful of crops to start growing now
It may be cold and muddy but there’s pruning, planting and planning to be done
Grow them as a shrub or small tree in a lawn, an informal hedge, or even trained against a high wall where their foliage will act as a foil for flowering plants
Fionnuala Fallon: Preparation put in over coming weeks will be repaid tenfold in future months
Follow the three Ds by using secateurs to remove any dead, diseased or dying wood
You need barrow-loads of intelligence and creativity, a strong back and green fingers
Not much happens in the January garden but it's a good time to find summer inspiration in seed catalogues
This year’s fine crop tackles everything from wartime gardens to a guide to propagation
Trees to plant, gloves to wear, cards to write trowels to dig, seeds to sow and a pad to rest
It's a busy month in the gardening year. Time to tidy the summer pots and start planting for winter greens
Even with the hosepipe ban, you can coax a decent harvest over the coming months
Spring is on the way and the ground is warming up. It’s time to start planting
The all-important business of seed sowing is just around the corner
Even the loveliest ponds need some tough love every 5-10 years to stay free of encroaching weeds
Even a small suburban garden can host 25-30 species of birds in winter
Colour creates an atmosphere of tranquillity as easily as one of excitement and energy
We preview the best of this year’s festival, which kicks off in the Phoenix Park on June 1st
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices