Frost can feel cruel but it’s not all bad news in the garden
The cold acts as a natural curb on the spread of plant pests and diseases. Slugs are less active and fungal spores will be less likely to spread
Can I leave spuds in the ground and dig them up when I need them?
Fionnuala Fallon: Only maincrop potato varieties, such as Golden Wonder, are suitable for storing over winter
Autumn leaf displays have not been as vibrant this year. There’s a good reason for that
Deciduous trees and shrubs are paragons of good planning and preparedness
‘Can I collect seeds from sweet peas to grow again?’
Fionnuala Fallon: Homegrown sweet pea is one of the great joys of the summer garden
Tulips, erythroniums and trilliums: aristocratic bulbs for planting season
As planting season begins in earnest, consider looking beyond the obvious for spring-flowering bulbs
We have a problem with squirrels in our garden. What can we do to keep them at bay?
Fionnuala Fallon: As charming as their arboreal acrobatics might be to watch, grey squirrels can be a real problem in Irish gardens
How can I create my own pocket forest?
Fionnuala Fallon: Autumn is an excellent time to collect the ripe seed of most trees
Organic market gardener Charles Dowding: ‘So many people are intimidated or confused by the advice available’
With 45 years as an organic market gardener under his belt, Charles Dowding has a feast of knowledge to share in his new book Compost
The best ornamental grasses for gardens: the ones to pick and how to grow them
The long-lasting feathers of ornamental grasses are one of their greatest charms
‘My 15-year-old tree is displaying blighting. How can I save it’
‘It has been displaying a blighting appearance for the past few years’
After a washout summer, the boxes of spring-flowering bulbs will soon start to arrive
The long, autumunal shadows herald the season of mucky fingers, hard physical work and great joy
‘Something ate my potatoes underground. What could have done this?
A cat might be the best form of defence against the likely rodent culprits
I moved my plant to a bigger pot and now the leaves are falling off. What can I do?
Since I repotted it into a bigger pot, its bottom leaves have started to droop and fall off
Autumn comes bearing gifts for the garden
The days may be shorter and darker, but there are still vivid pleasures to be found in the garden, from roses to doughty hawthorn and holly
How do I get rid of ant nests in my polytunnel?
There are simple things you can do to discourage them without resorting to harmful and often ineffective insecticides