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
Urban foxes: love them or loathe them, your garden is their denSome argue that we feed birds, hedgehogs and other wild animals, so why not foxes?Sat Nov 30 2019 - 00:00
Mould glory: the rotten heart of gardeningOne of nature’s great gifts to gardeners is a simple free way to lavish love on your plantsSat Nov 23 2019 - 00:00
Eat better fruit without it costing the earthSupermarkets are piled high with fruit imports but it’s not hard to grow your ownSat Nov 16 2019 - 00:00
Feed the birds by opening a bird cafe in your gardenSet your bird table and feeders at least two metres from ground cover so they can’t be ambushed easily by catsSat Nov 09 2019 - 00:00
Gardening: Go lush, go dense with winter evergreensA generous pot of trailing and upright evergreens will create a pleasing lushness in the winter gardenSat Nov 02 2019 - 00:00
Berry good: Fight the flu or fill a vase with these autumn berriesThese six shrubs and trees feed birds and make tonics and syrups for humansSat Oct 26 2019 - 00:00
Kick up some leaves: five great Irish gardens to visit before winter arrivesSome of Ireland’s loveliest gardens put on a fine display of autumn foliageSat Oct 19 2019 - 00:00
Avail of autumn’s abundance and reap the rewards in springCalendula, tagetes, sweet pea and poppies are just a few of the season’s flavoursSat Oct 12 2019 - 00:00
Dig in: 7 things to do in the October gardenNow is the perfect month to plant spring-flowering bulbs including narcissus, crocus, scilla and alliumSat Oct 05 2019 - 00:00
Do you love garlic? It’s dead easy to grow your ownBest of all, growing your own means avoiding supermarket bulbs shipped from ChinaSat Sept 28 2019 - 00:00
Stock up your bulbs: how a No Deal Brexit will hit gardenersProduct from UK nurseries could be pricier, but there’s potential to grow more hereSat Sept 21 2019 - 00:00
Meet Jimi Blake, the garden obsessive who became gardening royaltyNew book shows all sides of this Irish horticultural genius and his beloved Hunting Brook in west WicklowSat Sept 14 2019 - 00:00
Want head-turning spring flowers? Now is the time to buyHere’s a shortlist of just some of this year’s ‘must-haves’, along with a guide to reliable suppliersSat Sept 07 2019 - 00:00
Figs are in season: here’s how to grow your ownA fig tree will happily grow in a sunny spot, or in a polytunnel or greenhouseSat Aug 31 2019 - 00:00
Meet the French gardener who wants to save Irish soilTanguy de Toulgoët’s Co Laois plot is a flower-filled, hugely productive family gardenSat Aug 24 2019 - 00:00
Take a little time with the dahlias to keep the garden in bloomImportant to deadhead, water and liquid feed container-grown flowering plantsSat Aug 24 2019 - 00:00
Rainy day gardening: Keep on top of pests and enjoy the crop of vegetablesThis damp August has created optimum soil conditions for seeds to germinateSat Aug 17 2019 - 00:00
The secret to growing tremendously tasty tomatoesIt takes time and expertise to coax these greedy, sun-loving, thirsty plants to give of their very bestSat Aug 10 2019 - 00:00
Keep on blooming: late summer flowers that keep the garden goingAdd colour and texture to the garden with these hardy perennialsSat Aug 03 2019 - 00:00
Fill your garden with summer scentsThe many different smells of a summer garden have the power to stimulate our senses in mysterious waysSat Jul 27 2019 - 00:00
Alys Fowler on love and gardening: ‘Ursula Halligan inspired me to come out’The gardening writer was in Ireland just before the same sex marriage voteSat Jul 20 2019 - 00:00
Six great European gardens to discover on holidaysThis week in the garden: Irish gardeners share their top places to visit on holidaysSat Jul 13 2019 - 00:00
Deer oh deer: How to keep Bambi out of your gardenDeer find certain plants delicious, like camellia and roses, but they don’t like rhurbarbSat Jul 06 2019 - 00:00
Sun, shade, dry or windy – there’s a rose to suit every kind of gardenWhile most roses will like space, a rich, fertile soil and full sun, there are some that will cope well with all kinds of conditionsSat Jun 29 2019 - 00:00
Fionnuala Fallon: The best way to beat weeds and pests in the gardenHoe your way to happier, faster-growing plants and let nature take care of the slugsSat Jun 22 2019 - 00:00
For wonderful wallflowers it's time to get sowingDon’t buy from a garden centre in early autumn, propagate from seed sown nowSat Jun 15 2019 - 00:00
Wonky stems and blowsy blooms: The new way to arrange flowersFashionable florists choose simple posies over imported flowers and ‘toxic’ foamSat Jun 08 2019 - 00:00
Dig in for summer: 10 things to do in the June gardenLots to see and do this month plus garden festivals, workshops and open days to get you goingSat Jun 01 2019 - 00:00
Bloom garden festival: Everything you need to knowWhat’s on, where to buy tickets, where to eat and how to get to the Dublin showgroundWed May 29 2019 - 11:00
This week in the garden: holiday-proofing those houseplantsFreshly potted plants should be placed away from direct sunlight and high temperaturesSat May 25 2019 - 00:00
