National Botanic Gardens of Ireland

Fern fever: home with award-winning Morocco-inspired garden in Glasnevin for €895,000

Design of revamped four-bedroom redbrick terrace remains faithful to the Victorian fern craze

Lady of the house: Astronomers, botanists and antiquarians are the women behind some of Ireland’s great houses

Women have played an often unsung role in the history of Ireland, and of our great houses. This summer, why not take a trip to visit them?

Over 30 things to do around Ireland over St Brigid’s Day long weekend

Bank holiday guide: Fancy making brooches in Cavan? Seeing Imelda May and Denise Chaila in Kildare? Embracing the spirit of renewal in Kilkenny? There are many ways to mark the 1,500th anniversary of the death of Ireland’s only female patron saint

Tom Meskell on First Fortnight role: ‘I never ask people their station; I take them as I find them’

Artist behind Silva Lumina does not identify volunteers who help make mesmerising figures for an installation opening at National Botanic Gardens this week as part of mental-health culture festival

Why are the leaves on trees turning orange so much later this year?

The autumn season has been increasing by a day a year in Ireland

The Garden of Shadows review: A magical and haunting coming together of nature, technology and art

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: Botanic Gardens is skilfully transformed and feels so different in the dark

Your gardening questions answered: What’s the best way to prune my unruly purple potato vine?

It has a pretty purple-blue flower but is a naturally vigorous, untidy plant that can’t be corralled forever

Botanic gardens’ pear tree in full bloom: ‘It’s completely out of kilter with the seasons’

Stress-induced flowering is becoming more frequent due to global warming, according to National Botanic Gardens director

Another Life: Drifting seeds have colonised some of our shores

Michael Viney: Climate warming could facilitate exotic newcomers on western coasts

Take a ‘biophilia tour’ at the National Botanic Gardens. You’ll feel better

Events focus on how connection to natural world can reduce stress, enhance well-being

Black Star glad for Bowie fans

Gladioli are highly decorative, easy to grow and available in a range of gorgeous colours

Another Life: A seasonal love affair with trees, flowers and the green gift of growth

We’re slowly rediscovering Ireland’s native botanical heritage

Botanists blossom in flora fieldwork

Another Life: Airy as spindrift, sharp as knives – and at risk from warmer seas

Five species of tern make Ireland their summer breeding home and nursery. But only intensive management and protection can stave off their inevitable decline