Meet Jimi Blake, the garden obsessive who became gardening royalty
New book shows all sides of this Irish horticultural genius and his beloved Hunting Brook in west Wicklow
Keep on blooming: late summer flowers that keep the garden going
Add colour and texture to the garden with these hardy perennials
Six great European gardens to discover on holidays
This week in the garden: Irish gardeners share their top places to visit on holidays
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
Harvest water: the garden will thank you
No amount of watering is going to be as good for plants as sweet, clean, cool Irish rain
After the builders have left, first sort the soil in your new garden
Aim for the right plants for the right soil and in the right place
Mopheads and lacecaps: Hydrangeas hit the heights of gardening style
These shrubby plants have a chameleon-like quality that makes them look as much at home in a traditional country garden as in a chic city courtyard, and as happy in a formal planting scheme as in a naturalistic one
Irish Gardens to visit this summer
At this time of the year many are looking at their most florierous and leafy best
The best presents for the gardener in your life
There are gifts across the price range for your favourite horticulturalists
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