Climate change is a focus for some of Ireland’s top gardeners at Phoenix Park festival

Trees to plant, gloves to wear, cards to write trowels to dig, seeds to sow and a pad to rest

You don’t need a field or a very large garden – a great big container will do

Get your fill of green, from tiny city gardens to lovely country spreads

The mild winter is bad for gardens – many plants need a sufficient period of chilly weather in order to thrive

Next year’s catalogues are out, and there are lots of interesting new plants to consider growing

Difficult to grow and short to flower, the poppy is worth the effort

Growth spurt in local gardens is enriching many lives in many different ways

Wind-blown and salty – coastal gardens are challenging, so take advice from two experts

Annuals have to act fast to flower and reproduce in one season which is why they offer such a blazing summer show from mere seeds