From bust to blooms and a vie en rose in north county DublinSusan Lynch’s Vintage Rose Company is home to more than 2000 productive rose bushesSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
Ten things to do in the garden now to give you a lovely springEnjoy your garden through the cold months while laying the groundwork for springSun Nov 01 2020 - 14:18
How to create a classic tailored winter gardenForget flowers and curate a selection of hardy plantsSat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00
Season of mellow fruitfulness: grow your own fruitOctober/November are the ideal months to start growing apples, pears and plumsSat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00
Kilruddery House's walled garden wonder revivedAnother seasonal bounty of vegetables and flowers from its Victorian kitchen gardenSat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00
Dried flowers enjoy a revival, thanks to InstagramInsta images of artful bouquets from dried foliage and flowers changing a dusty imageSat Oct 03 2020 - 06:00
Move over potatoes – it’s time to plant onions, garlic and rhubarbUse potato beds to plant for spring colour and summer flavourSat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00
Plant bulbs now to nourish bees and bring spring joyIn gardening, September is the month of reckonings and new beginningsSat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00
'You can produce so much from so little, once you have the know-how'How Dublin's Mount Venus Nursery survived and even thrived during the lockdownSat Sept 12 2020 - 06:00
How to make the most of your wet weather gardenOur naturally damp soil can often become waterlogged, but there are solutions at handSat Sept 05 2020 - 06:00
‘You could stick a broom handle in the Kerry ground and it would grow’American gardeners in Kerry: ‘When you make room for it, nature always finds you’Sat Aug 29 2020 - 06:00
A scientist’s experimental garden with its very own weather stationAdam Bermingham’s approach to gardening has always been endearingly boffinishSat Aug 22 2020 - 06:00
‘My city roof terrace saved me in lockdown’My outdoor room: Mark Grehan, florist and garden designerSat Aug 15 2020 - 06:00
A downsizer's garden that makes the most of a shady situationMe and My Garden: Valerie Duffy’s city plotSat Aug 08 2020 - 06:00
Joyful, jungly, slightly wacky: a career changer’s packed city gardenMe and My Garden: Ross FlanaganSat Aug 01 2020 - 06:00
Polytunnel gardening could be your great escapeOn rainy days a polytunnel offers warmth, seclusion and a leafy refugeSat Jul 25 2020 - 00:00
Garden out of control? Here's how to tame itMature gardens may have lots of charm but need lots of TLC to get them back into shapeSat Jul 18 2020 - 00:00
This jewel of a gravel garden needs weeding just once a yearDes Doyle’s unique creation is ultra low-maintenance but also dynamic and very beautifulSat Jul 11 2020 - 09:03
Let delphiniums bring your garden to new heightsDowdeswell’s delphiniums are the ones to pick – a hybrid all the way from New ZealandSat Jul 04 2020 - 00:00
Summer drought, winter floods? These plants will survive it allExpert gardeners select the plants that have outperformed the rest in weather extremesSat Jun 27 2020 - 00:00
Carry on gardening: 10 tips to keep your lockdown plants alive and wellKitchen gardening is strangely addictive, sometimes frustrating and hugely rewardingSat Jun 20 2020 - 00:00
Make the cut: How to get great garden plants for freeIf we have learned anything, it’s a new appreciation for traditional propagating skillsSat Jun 13 2020 - 00:00
Green-fingered garden is to dye forEco textile artist Nicola Brown produces botanical dyes at her farm near BorrisSat Jun 06 2020 - 00:00
Bloom to Zoom: garden fest is online with chats and tipsThe annual garden festival is cancelled because of the coronavirus, but there is plenty for gardeners to do this weekendSat May 30 2020 - 00:00
Patio pleasers: 10 tips for summer plant pots that will flower all season longDon’t be afraid to combine summer-flowering bedding annuals with longer-lived shrubsSat May 23 2020 - 00:00
Garden centres are open again – and the plants are bigger than everThe two-month coronavirus hiatus has given flora time to look ‘look absolutely fantastic’Mon May 18 2020 - 06:00
Want to get children into gardening? You could start with sunflowers and a snaileryHere are some fun ways to share the special magic of gardening in the months aheadSat May 16 2020 - 00:00
Veg out: May is the perfect time to sow carrots, peas, beans and moreMany different kinds of vegetables can be sown directly into the ground nowSat May 09 2020 - 00:00
From cosmos to dizzy dahlias, the flowers to grow now for summer magicIf you have a sunny spot to spare, these are the flowers to plant outSat May 02 2020 - 00:00
Carry on gardening: eight tips to help you garden through the crisisIt’s a spring like no other but there are still seeds to be sown and plants to be tendedSat Apr 25 2020 - 00:00
Polytunnel power: How to grow the best summer veg and fruitAll kinds of heat-loving vegetables can be grown under cover, and flowers tooSat Apr 18 2020 - 00:00
Balcony bounty: Easy-grow herbs and salads that thrive in small spacesEven the smallest spaces can accommodate a fine array of container-grown edible plantsSat Apr 11 2020 - 00:00
Seeking joy in the pandemic? Try a little gardeningPick a sunny spot, prepare the soil and start planting vegetables and flowersSat Apr 04 2020 - 00:00
Coronavirus: Supply chain shortages leave gardeners waiting for seedsOnline orders for Irish seeds rise dramatically in wake of Covid-19 restrictionsFri Apr 03 2020 - 18:06
Gardening for beginners: How to sow and grow for the first timeBy late spring you’ll have hordes of baby plants ready to be planted outdoors, all for the price of a few packets of seedsSat Mar 28 2020 - 00:00
Ten fast-growing salads and vegetables to sow nowFrom peas to radishes, spuds to spinach, these will give you a harvest in no timeSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
Here’s the drill: plants spuds now and nine more ways to celebrate new growing seasonSpring has sprung and it’s time to get going in the gardenSat Mar 14 2020 - 00:00
Gardening women: meet Fionnuala Fallon’s horticultural heroesA “forest” of women across the world are connected by their love of plants and flowersSat Mar 07 2020 - 00:00
The secrets to growing an exotic Irish gardenWe can easily recreate the sense of an Australian rainforest, leafy Asian woodland or a sun-baked Mediterranean garden, at homeSat Feb 29 2020 - 00:00
A Chelsea winner's guide to creating a tranquil gardenThere are many ways to create a beautiful slice of nature in the smallest of spacesSat Feb 22 2020 - 00:00
Sow delicous: Five great veg and fruit crops to grow this monthItching to get going in the kitchen garden or allotment? Here’s a handful of crops to start growing nowSat Feb 15 2020 - 00:00
Dig in, it’s bare-root planting seasonBush fruit, nut trees, hedging and specimen trees can be planted now, while they are in winter hibernationSat Feb 08 2020 - 00:00
Finding magic in the February gardenFragrant, flowering shrubs herald the start of a new growing seasonSat Feb 01 2020 - 00:00
Don’t hibernate: there’s plenty to do in the January gardenIt may be cold and muddy but there’s pruning, planting and planning to be doneSat Jan 25 2020 - 00:00
And sow it begins: Fionnuala Fallon’s picks her favourite seed packs for summerFrilly flowers, tasty potatoes and onions worth waiting for can all be grown from seedSat Jan 18 2020 - 00:00
Ditch the peat, keep the lawn: Ten steps to a greener garden in 2020Stop using pesticides, allow weeds to grow and go for pro-pollinator plantingSat Jan 11 2020 - 00:00
My top 10 gardening podcasts: Fionnuala Fallon’s pick of the bestThese inspiring shows will take you all over the gardening worldSat Jan 04 2020 - 00:00
Gardening 2020: even the smallest patch can help fight climate changeThe kind of gardens we want to create will radically evolve over the coming decadeSat Dec 28 2019 - 00:00
The best gardening books to give this ChristmasWinter has its icy grip on the garden leaving little for the gardener to do except pick up a good bookSat Dec 14 2019 - 00:00
Spread a little garden love this ChristmasFrom “Brexit” seeds to hanging pots – what to give the green fingered person in your lifeSat Dec 07 2019 - 00:00
