Michael Viney: Ability to identify plants vital, given their importance to food security and climate change

New free app helps identify flowers and trees and many species from animal and fungi kingdoms

Here are some fun ways to share the special magic of gardening in the months ahead

It may be cold and muddy but there’s pruning, planting and planning to be done

Frilly flowers, tasty potatoes and onions worth waiting for can all be grown from seed

Stop using pesticides, allow weeds to grow and go for pro-pollinator planting

Green jersey at €60 a pop a staple of diplomacy with cufflinks, books and Celtic brooch

Round-up of reads features no less than three octogenarians and one nonagenarian who have made outstanding contributions to horticulture

November is the perfect time to plant this fast-growing, ultra-colourful and deeply scented annual climber

Plant its giant fleshy bulbs now and you should have tall, lily-like blooms for Christmas

National Heritage Week a prime opportunity to connect with our natural environment

The Irish botanist's love of observation has blossomed publicly only in retirement. Now, camera in hand, she is on a mission to record the island's plant life in all its glory

Vast, versatile plants are extraordinarily colourful, aromatic, long flowering and easy to cultivate

Herbalist Vivienne Campbell will walk your land and show you what’s good to eat and what cures are growing right under your nose