Seasonal arrangementsAward-winning garden designer Mark Grehan offers a few tips on making arrangements that will last the festive seasonSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Seed of an ideaStuck for inspiration regarding a Christmas gift for the green-fingered person(s) in your life? Read on, read on . . .Sat Dec 07 2013 - 01:00
Cheery concoctionsWine can be made from fruit, herbs, flowers and pretty much anything edible that grows in gardens and hedgerowsSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
From little acornsTake a moment to indulge in some tree-gazing and marvel at their majestySat Nov 16 2013 - 00:00
Pleasure gardensNigel Dunnett specialises in aesthetically satisfying and ecologically sustainable creationsSat Nov 09 2013 - 00:00
Hedging your betsThink about the kind of hedge that is best for your garden before you plant, allowing for conditions and environmentFri Nov 01 2013 - 10:30
Pumpkin magicMake the most of this tender annual to create gorgeous pies, soups and jack-o-lanternsSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Get ready for winterIt might be mid-October but that doesn’t mean it’s time to lay down tools. Instead, here are 10 very good reasons to get busy in the garden this week . . .Sat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
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
