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Royal Horticultural Society
The miracle of lilac: long-living, sweet-smelling and very easy to grow
Grow them as a shrub or small tree in a lawn, an informal hedge, or even trained against a high wall where their foliage will act as a foil for flowering plants
Stress the likely cause of tree death in Trinity College, says expert
Second Trinity maple felled this week because of disease, but air pollution not a factor
In the Kerry sub-tropics, a flourishing fern garden is getting ready for Chelsea
Billy Alexander plans to create a little piece of Kells Bay for the Chelsea Flower Show
Nettles, borage, seaweed: just the tonic your garden needs
This is the time of year to harvest wild plants and seawood and turn them into plant feed
Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney
Shamrock, sanderlings, starlings and December apples
Dig In: Space . . . but not as we grow it
Seed tests show that colonies on other planets should be able to grow their own food
Naturally gifted radio producer with a strong social conscience
Peter Mooney: November 18th, 1949 - May 19th, 2015
Everything’s coming up roses for Doyle’s Nursery
Future Proof: Sean Doyle took a big risk in difficult times, but business is flourishing now
Gnomes return to Chelsea
The Chelsea Flower Show lifted its ban on garden gnomes for the first time in its 100 year history, but for designer models only
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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