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Head gardener Patrick Ardiff planting up one of Lodge Park’s pots. Photograph: Richard Johnston And sow to bed
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • May 18, 2013, 01:00

When choosing summer bedding to plant in pots, seek scents, interesting foliage, grasses and colour palettes

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 Seamus O’Brien, head gardener of Kilmacurragh surrounded by the flowers of the tree rhododendron, R.arboreum ssp. cinnamomeum, which is in full bloom in the gardens at the moment. Photograph: Richard Johnson Seeds of knowledge
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • May 11, 2013, 01:00

A great horticultural legacy of some of the world’s rarest species is flowering at the OPW-managed garden in Kilmacurragh, Co Wicklow

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 A homemade mini-hoophouse. Photograph: Richard Johnston Spring into action in the garden
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • May 4, 2013, 05:00

It’s been a tough start for food plants, so here are some tips from the experts on how to improve seedlings’ chances of survival

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Mad about tulips
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • April 27, 2013, 05:00

Late, a little battered, comes the queen of spring flowering bulbs, the tulip

 The walled garden of Castle Durrow, County Laois Spring has finally sprung
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • April 20, 2013, 06:00

Some wonderful walled gardens to visit this year

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Gardening in the sky
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • April 13, 2013, 06:00

Top tips for container gardening on a windy balcony or roof

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How to choose and grow the best clematis varieties
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • April 6, 2013, 06:00

Colourful climbers for your garden

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 Dahlias in fashion
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  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • March 23, 2013, 00:00

Varieties to plant and tips on keeping them happy and flowering

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How to avoid potato blight
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • March 16, 2013, 06:00

There are many alternatives to using chemicals to keep your spuds healthy

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Get your garden growing
  • Homes & Property
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • March 10, 2013, 00:00

It’s time to stop gazing at those seed catalogues and put your planting plans into action

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Spring flowers
  • Gardens
  • March 2, 2013, 00:00

Yes, there are snowdrops in the garden, bunches of daffs in the shops and blossoms on the trees, but if you want more, try flowers…

A wire-trained apple tree. Photograh: RICHARD JOHNSTON Orchards for everyone
  • Gardens
  • March 2, 2013, 00:00

All across Ireland neighbourhoods are coming together to grow community orchards, writes FIONNUALA FALLON

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'Marechal Niel' rose. PHOTOGRAPH: PETER BEALES ROSES The beauty of it all
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • February 23, 2013, 00:00

Coming from a long and mongrel line of gardeners, there's great pleasure in knowing I'm following in the muddy footprints of …

David Culp's Brandywine Cottage in Pennsylvania Photograph: the layered garden A garden for all seasons
  • Gardens
  • February 16, 2013, 00:00

David Culp takes a multilayered approach to planting and design, writes FIONNUALA FALLON

Assorted summer berries. photographs: richard johnston Let's get fruity
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • February 9, 2013, 00:00

Buy the right plant varieties, and you'll be on the way  to harvesting bumper crops of fruit this summer

Hamamelis 'Orange Beauty'. Photograph: Richard Johnston Flowers in winter
  • Gardens
  • February 2, 2013, 00:00

The delicate flowers of witch hazel add colour to bleak midwinter gardens, writes FIONNUALA FALLON

Make mulch of it
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • November 17, 2012, 00:00

A leaf blower is a useful tool at this time of year, and the debris you collect can be put to good use 

Nanny-food? No way
  • Gardens
  • Fionnuala Fallon
  • November 10, 2012, 00:00

GROW Tart and sweet in equal measure, rhubarb is one of the best crops to have in your garden, so plant it now

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