Blooming sweetTheir prettiness, perfume and abundant flowers have made sweet peas popular with gardeners and florists for a long timeSat Oct 12 2013 - 00:00
A lab in the darkForaging for mushrooms can be perilous, but a sustainable food production venture has launched growing kits to help you harvest oyster mushrooms at homeSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Reflecting on narcissusMany people, bored by common-or-garden varieties of daffodils, may have written off this golden bulb but there is so much more to themSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Grounds to noteRecording the details of your garden’s trials and triumphs is an important part of its continuing improvementThu Sept 19 2013 - 16:24
Blooming autumnExtend your garden’s flowering season, and indulge the butterflies and bees, with a few delightful daisiesSat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
Part of the plotA community garden in Crumlin, Dublin, is home to 133 different plots, all of them enjoying a bumper harvestSun Sept 08 2013 - 11:48
Seat successThe perfect garden chair is beautiful, comfortable and hard-wearing. No wonder it’s become the holy grail for design engineersSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Plants that healMedical herbalist Kelli O’Halloran harnesses nature’s healing powersSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Garden to plateIt’s time to reap the rewards of your hard work in the garden – and get going on next year’s crops, tooSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Sow colourfulAnnuals have to act fast to flower and reproduce in one season which is why they offer such a blazing summer show from mere seedsSat Aug 10 2013 - 00:00
We all say tomatoOne of the most satisfying garden plants to cultivate, tomatoes may require a little toil but they repay your efforts many times overSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Coming up rosesThis summer’s sunny days have been kind to the roses, and it is a vintage year for this colourful and scented bushSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Picture perfectIs your garden looking its absolute best at the moment? An award-winning photographer gives advice on how to take a greatpicture of it, rather than just a good oneSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Gardens: Glory and grandeurIn a long tradition of horticulture that continues to this day, French gardens are remarkable in their poise, vivacity and originalitySat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Berry good flavour‘Mara des Bois’ is a French variety of strawberry with a remarkable flavour, but it’s tricky to obtain and to grow. Here are some tips ...Sat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Piet Oudolf’s New WaveLeader of the New Perennial Movement, designer Piet Oudolf is a pioneer of the growing trend for experimental landscapesSat Jun 22 2013 - 00:00
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
