Tricks of the trade to bring your garden to life
From fleece and plastic to mulch and seaweed, simple ways to give your plants a boost
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Five of the best vegetables to grow for your supper
Jerusalem artichoke, kale and potatoes are some of the more resilient vegetables to grow
Nine ways to cut gardening costs this spring
Cultivating your own crops from seed is just one way to cut down on household expenses
Prep, prune, plant: Your garden’s success depends on what you do now
A little judicious groundwork at this time of year ensures a gorgeous garden later on
It’s cold, wet, dark and dismal. Let’s get gardening
What you do in the garden now can lay the foundations for a year of homegrown beauty
Great gifts for gardeners: Tools, plants and knowledge
From gardening gloves and houseplants to roses, there is something here for everyone
Gardening: Ornamental onions bring jewel-like colours to the garden
Alliums are easy to grow and most are tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions
Just moved into a house with a wild garden? Here’s how to tackle it
It can be tempting to ruthlessly prune overgrown plants but don’t be too hasty
Harvesting and pruning in a late summer garden
Lift garlic if the leaves have started to yellow, before the bulbs split and expose the cloves
Gardening: New TV series aims to explore what we want from our gardens
New RTÉ series, Ireland’s Garden Heroes’ features 18 gardeners and their owners
Grow some joy: Eight inspirational jobs to get stuck into in your garden
Now is a good time to sow seed for half-hardy, fast-growing annuals
How to fight garden pests without poisonous chemicals
‘Much of modern gardening is about helping nature maintain a healthy balance’
Gardening: Ten jobs for over the Easter break
March is a great time to mow the lawn – or a great time not to mow it
10 quick ways to get your garden in shape right now
Feel like getting your hands dirty? These pointers will kick-start your garden's return to loveliness
Brexit disrupts plant and seed supplies to Irish gardeners
‘We’re holding off taking orders until things become clearer’: some British suppliers suspend mail service
A gardener’s gift guide: bamboo shoots, fire pits and online courses
No idea what to buy for the gardener in your life? Let us plant some ideas in your brain
Ten things to do in the garden now to give you a lovely spring
Enjoy your garden through the cold months while laying the groundwork for spring
Move over potatoes – it’s time to plant onions, garlic and rhubarb
Use potato beds to plant for spring colour and summer flavour
Plant bulbs now to nourish bees and bring spring joy
In gardening, September is the month of reckonings and new beginnings
Polytunnel gardening could be your great escape
On rainy days a polytunnel offers warmth, seclusion and a leafy refuge
Carry on gardening: 10 tips to keep your lockdown plants alive and well
Kitchen gardening is strangely addictive, sometimes frustrating and hugely rewarding
Veg out: May is the perfect time to sow carrots, peas, beans and more
Many different kinds of vegetables can be sown directly into the ground now
Carry on gardening: eight tips to help you garden through the crisis
It’s a spring like no other but there are still seeds to be sown and plants to be tended
Gardening for beginners: How to sow and grow for the first time
By late spring you’ll have hordes of baby plants ready to be planted outdoors, all for the price of a few packets of seeds
Ten fast-growing salads and vegetables to sow now
From peas to radishes, spuds to spinach, these will give you a harvest in no time
Here’s the drill: plants spuds now and nine more ways to celebrate new growing season
Spring has sprung and it’s time to get going in the garden
The secrets to growing an exotic Irish garden
We can easily recreate the sense of an Australian rainforest, leafy Asian woodland or a sun-baked Mediterranean garden, at home
Don’t hibernate: there’s plenty to do in the January garden
It may be cold and muddy but there’s pruning, planting and planning to be done
And sow it begins: Fionnuala Fallon’s picks her favourite seed packs for summer
Frilly flowers, tasty potatoes and onions worth waiting for can all be grown from seed
Ditch the peat, keep the lawn: Ten steps to a greener garden in 2020
Stop using pesticides, allow weeds to grow and go for pro-pollinator planting
Feed the birds by opening a bird cafe in your garden
Set your bird table and feeders at least two metres from ground cover so they can’t be ambushed easily by cats
Dig in: 7 things to do in the October garden
Now is the perfect month to plant spring-flowering bulbs including narcissus, crocus, scilla and allium
Do you love garlic? It’s dead easy to grow your own
Best of all, growing your own means avoiding supermarket bulbs shipped from China
Want head-turning spring flowers? Now is the time to buy
Here’s a shortlist of just some of this year’s ‘must-haves’, along with a guide to reliable suppliers
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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