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Eight clever ways to transform your garden this summer

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 15, 2021, 06:00

Choose a colour scheme to complement your garden’s furniture and hard landscaping

Kathy Whyte is a passionate gardener as well as a former nurse, midwife and the founder of Nurture Mum. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times

Pledge to Plant: How to join top gardeners in supporting hospice fundraiser

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 8, 2021, 06:00

Nurse and midwife Kathy Whyte establishes fundraising initiative in honour of her late mum

In the eyes of many a shady garden equals a gloomy garden but that’s bunkum. Photograph: Getty Images

Gardening: How to create sophisticated elegance in shady places

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 1, 2021, 06:00

Drought-tolerant ornamental species are more than up to the challenge of shade

In the eyes of many a shady garden equals a gloomy garden but that’s bunkum. Photograph: Getty Images

Back to front: How to make the most of your front garden

Gardens
Alanna Gallagher
May 1, 2021, 06:00

Folding deck chairs can be left in a porch when not in use or stored in a side passage

Groves of giant rhododendrons drip with Jack in the Beanstalk-sized blossoms at Kilmacurragh gardens in Wicklow. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

Kilmacurragh gardens: A psychedelic world away from lockdown monotone

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 24, 2021, 06:00

Wicklow site will now include Regency walled garden and additional 53 acres

Hardier plants can go into the ground in April. Photograph: Getty

Gardening: Nurture fruit and veg seedlings now for delicious produce later

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 17, 2021, 06:00

Heat, good light levels, sufficient moisture and good quality compost are all important

Hardier plants can go into the ground in April. Photograph: Getty

Gardening: Why we should love our weeds most of the time

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 10, 2021, 06:00

Weeds can serve as hugely useful indicators of different soil types and growing conditions

Lavender in Provence, France. Photograph: iStock

Gardening: Aromatic lavender brings Mediterranean tranquillity

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 3, 2021, 06:00

Shrub’s soothing perfume could play a useful role in relieving anxiety, research has found

Gardening: Ten jobs for over the Easter break

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
March 27, 2021, 06:00

March is a great time to mow the lawn – or a great time not to mow it

Gardening: Rapid climbers are tropical butterflies of a summer garden

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
March 20, 2021, 06:00

Seeds for sweet pea, morning glory and black-eyed susan may be sown in spring

The enduringly popular Verbena bonariensis, a perennial species, gives tall, slender flower stems topped with tight clusters of pollinator-friendly, indigo-purple blooms. Photograph: FlowerPhotos/Universal Images Group via Getty

Gardening: Patience with perennials will pay off

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
March 13, 2021, 06:00

Not only will perennials endure for years, most will naturally bulk up over time

Grow your own culinary herbs and you’ll find yourself using them in ways that you never would if they were shop-bought.

Gardening: Culinary herbs from your garden or windowsill

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
March 6, 2021, 06:00

Just a few sprigs of homegrown rosemary can be a game-changer in the kitchen

Grow your own culinary herbs and you’ll find yourself using them in ways that you never would if they were shop-bought.

Gardening: How not to kill your houseplants

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 27, 2021, 06:00

The best houseplants all thrive on a regime of benign neglect and minimal intervention

Klaus Laitenberger

Gardening: Practical advice on self-sufficiency for growers

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 20, 2021, 06:00

Laitenberger gives dirt-under-the-fingernails guidance in ‘The Self Sufficient Garden’

Garden Designer Pip Probert advises those planning a garden makeover to ‘try to think in 3D when it comes to the finished design’.

Your Garden Made Perfect: Take time to plan before rushing into the work

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 13, 2021, 06:00

BBC garden designer Pip Probert’s advice is not to get bogged down in the small details

Garden Designer Pip Probert advises those planning a garden makeover to ‘try to think in 3D when it comes to the finished design’.

Gardening: Ten jobs to do in February including planting 'apples of love'

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 13, 2021, 06:00

Early tomatoes can be sown in a pot on a windowsill or in an electric propagator

Designed well, the smallest pond offers food, water, shelter and a place for species to live and/or to breed

Reflect on nature in all its glory with a garden pond

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 6, 2021, 06:00

Water features attract a wide array of wildlife making them a wonderful addition to any home

What snowdrops lack in stature, they easily make up for in terms of the scale and beauty of their seasonal displays as well as their hardiness and resilience. Photograph: Getty Images

Snowdrops deserving of award for gallantry

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
January 30, 2021, 06:00

What these tiny flowers lack in stature, they easily make up for in beauty and resilience

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