Now in its 23rd year, the festival has become a joyful celebration, and this year’s roll call of home-grown and international names is testament to its flowering
AI garden-planning programs can be useful tools, but they can’t replace human imagination, experience — and the instinct to go rogue
Dating from 1900, attractive updated two-bedroom house in Glasson is just 15 minutes from Athlone town
Vico has a large garden laden with trees and shrubs with year round colour
Not only will perennials endure for years, most will naturally bulk up over time
On rainy days a polytunnel offers warmth, seclusion and a leafy refuge
Patrick Freyne: Gavin hasn’t had a land-hungry American visit yet, but it’s surely coming
Gardening Together: Gavin is the Dark Knight to Dermot Bannon’s caped crusader
A “forest” of women across the world are connected by their love of plants and flowers
Food File: A competition for food lovers and a visual feast for children in the form of a book
This week in the garden: Irish gardeners share their top places to visit on holidays
Lots to see and do this month plus garden festivals, workshops and open days to get you going
Climate change is a focus for some of Ireland’s top gardeners at Phoenix Park festival
Sow organic seeds, cut less lawn and let the wild things grow in your garden
Spread lightly at this time of year a good organic mulch helps to protect against the effects of summer drought
Some of loveliest plant species in Irish gardens hail from the tiny Indian state of Sikkim
Travel Bag: Mindful skiing in Italy, stargazing in Clontarf and busy in Kelly’s
The walled garden and nursery at Altamont in Co Carlow is horticultural heaven
After 45 years in her Ranalegh show garden, the celebrated TV gardener started from scratch at nearly 80, in a walled garden that's now open to the public
Some hard-working flowers and shrubs will last all the way to September
Follow these steps then sit back and relax with a good (gardening) book
No other group of plants has the same ability to add movement, life and texture to a garden
How to deal with spring slugs in search of food and prospective mates
From seeds to secateurs, some green gift ideas for the keen, and the casual, gardener
Sandford Terrace, where Mary Robinson lived, is hidden away but close to the city
Corkman Alan Power on becoming the new head gardener at the famous Stourhead
In a time of renting and mobility, why not tend your plants in transportable vessels?
Trees, variety and a little wilderness – seven ways to lure pollinators to your plot
With a range of heights and in a spectrum of colours, dahlias are perfect for your garden
Trophy homes and stately manors may grab all the property headlines, but these are the real homes that captured our hearts
The year saw a shift from D4 to D6 while the country market slowed on the previous year
Fine Georgian furniture, paintings and a pair of stone sphinxes from Helen Dillon’s garden also feature
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Read the digital edition of The Gloss magazine now
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
