Frilly tulips, glorious magnolia: 10 of the best flowers and shrubs to plant for April

Let’s celebrate some of the loveliest flowering plants for the Irish garden

Ten great dahlias to grow this year

With a range of heights and in a spectrum of colours, dahlias are perfect for your garden

Home Front: Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud’s makeover; interiors, crafts, people, events

From floral art to stylish pottery, the holiday season is awash with colour and comfort

Plot to plate: Dermot Carey explains how he plants kitchen gardens for top restaurants

And it’s time to plant tulip bulbs

It’s showtime in the garden

Finding your thrill on blueberry hill

Expect 10 year wait for fully productive plants, but patience is amply rewarded

Grow: The secret world of Dahlias

Judging these colourful flowers is an exacting process; you can see it in action today in Greystones

Grow: What have bees ever done for us?

The ‘natural capital’ movement aims to increase awareness of nature’s value

Gardens: Tasty use of a small space

Forget the onions and carrots; instead grow plants with the power to radically transform a home-cooked meal

Skeleton pirate feast

Newbridge House and Farm in Donabate

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Christ Church Cathedral to be transformed for garden festival

Weekend event in Dublin to include contributions from acclaimed designer Diarmuid Gavin

A war on weeds

With some weeds producing thousands of seeds per plant, it’s hard work to get rid of them. Try managing them instead