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The golden flower heads of Stipa gigantea

Dig now for victory in the kitchen garden

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 23, 2019, 00:00

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Make the cut: the right way to prune roses

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 16, 2019, 00:00

Follow the three Ds by using secateurs to remove any dead, diseased or dying wood

The size of the material in your compost heap will affect the speed at which it breaks down. Photograph: Getty

Top tips for making the ultimate compost

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 9, 2019, 00:00

Known as ‘gardener’s gold’, kitchen waste and even human hair can be transformed in to a rich mulch in a matter of weeks

Many Irish gardens are filled with one of the best and earliest-ever displays of snowdrops. Photograph: Moment/Getty

Shake off the winter blues with a snowdrop hunt

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
February 2, 2019, 00:00

Altamont, in Co Carlow, has one of greatest displays of any Irish garden open this month

Sheltered beneath that all-important protective skin of glass or polythene sheeting, plants enjoy a modified microclimate that facilitates growth.

Tunnel vision: Undercover gardening extends the growing season at both ends

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
January 26, 2019, 00:00

Cheaper than a greenhouse and easier to put up, a polytunnel takes your gardening to a new level

Niamh O’Donohoe, the young National Botanic Gardens-trained horticulturist

Plant the seed: How to grow a career in gardening

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
January 19, 2019, 00:00

You need barrow-loads of intelligence and creativity, a strong back and green fingers

Artfully pruned: the branches of the deciduous conifer Larix decidua frame herbaceous planting in June Blake’s garden in west Co Wicklow. Photograph: Richard Johnston

1970s revival in the garden as conifers come back in style

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
January 12, 2019, 00:00

But look beyond the triffid-like leylandii, for plants that work with other fashionable foliage

Now is the time to rifle through the pages of the new crop of seed catalogues. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Pink dandelions, cucamelons, edible lupins: seeds to plant now for a delicious summer

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
January 5, 2019, 00:00

Not much happens in the January garden but it's a good time to find summer inspiration in seed catalogues

Benjamin Vidmar faces three months of total darkness, winter temperatures of -20°C and ferocious Arctic storms and blizzards while trying to grow in the Arctic

Looking to the equator - and the Arctic - for growing inspiration

Gardens
Manchan Magan
January 5, 2019, 00:00

If veg can grow in the world’s hottest and coldest spots, we should grow up a storm

We can all do our bit in the garden to protect plants and wildlife. Photograph: Getty Images

How to help your garden weather the climate change challenge

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
December 29, 2018, 00:00

We need to start future-proofing our gardens to cope with meteorological extremes

Photograph: iStock

Sixteen great books for gardeners this Christmas

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
December 15, 2018, 00:00

This year’s fine crop tackles everything from wartime gardens to a guide to propagation

Christmas wreath: everything to make it comes from the wild or from the garden. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Weave a seasonal spell: how to make a magical Christmas wreath

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
December 8, 2018, 00:00

Keep it natural with local, simple and seasonal willow, twigs and berried branches

David Austin rose ‘Strawberry Hill’ from Mr Middleton – €22

Giving to a gardener? Here's 35 great gifts for Christmas

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
December 1, 2018, 00:00

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

Houseplants decoratively displayed are a favourite with Instagrammers

It’s the Seventies all over again as houseplants grow on us

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
November 24, 2018, 00:00

Thank Instagram for giving us endless images of spider plants, air plants and aspidistras dangling elegantly from vintage coat-racks or macrame pot-hangers

A Japanese acer in brilliant autumn colour in Heen Dillon’s old garden. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Five good value, fuss-free trees for small gardens

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
November 17, 2018, 00:00

November marks the start of bare-root season making it a good time to plant a deciduous tree

The Mottisfont glasshouse, one of the Alitex National Trust range

The great indoors: how to pick the best glasshouse for your garden

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
November 10, 2018, 01:00

Plants can grow with lush abandon all winter long in a good greenhouse

Freshly harvested Irish plums. Photo: Richard Johnston

The best fruit trees for a small garden

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
November 3, 2018, 00:00

Who has the space to grow apples, plums, pears, medlars or quinces? Anyone with a pocket-sized patch, that’s who

Seamus O’Brien, head gardener at National Botanic Gardens at Kilmacurragh – and now author

High in the Himalayas, an Irish plant-hunter’s paradise

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
October 27, 2018, 00:00

Some of loveliest plant species in Irish gardens hail from the tiny Indian state of Sikkim

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