Symptoms of common scab are exacerbated by periods of sustained dry weather like we had in Ireland this spring and summer

These plants have an unerring ability to be the all-important glue in any planting scheme

Most of all, I’m disappointed by my beetroot plants, which never took off

Providing nutritious plants and prey and shelter can maximise your garden’s appeal to our feathered friends

Raspberries are hardy and easy to grow in the right conditions but prone to viruses

Japanese knotweed has been described as the supreme weed, yet it was still being sold in Irish garden centres right up until the 1980s

Weather extremes are becoming increasingly common, creating challenging growing conditions for garden plants

I belong firmly to that judgmental minority for whom variegated plants rarely get through the garden gate

Now in its 23rd year, the festival has become a joyful celebration, and this year’s roll call of home-grown and international names is testament to its flowering

The plants are growing in good, rich soil in a nice sunny spot in the garden where they’ve always done well before now

The unseasonably warm, dry weather in late spring put young hedges and trees under stress

As well as their good looks, umbellifers are also famously attractive to a diverse range of pollinating insects

Gardening Q&A: A reader seeks advice on growing healthy Cosmos flowers in their garden

These biodiverse, nature-friendly hedgerows are naturally a little on the untamed side, as the plants need room to flower and fruit

Early summer’s rainy, humid weather created exactly the sort of conditions suitable for the spread of potato blight