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Astrantia ‘Gill Richardson’. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Eight great long-flowering plants for the June garden

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
June 16, 2018, 06:00

Some hard-working flowers and shrubs will last all the way to September

The peony in Jennifer Barrett’s garden

"Each plant in my garden holds a story - a connection to the Dad I miss every day"

Gardens
Jennifer Barrett
June 16, 2018, 00:00

A long dormant plant came back to life, just in time for Father's Day

Photograph: Richard Johnston

No garden of your own? Join a community and get growing

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
June 9, 2018, 06:00

You could join people of of all ages, creeds and backgrounds who have come together to create beautiful, tranquil, biodiverse gardens

Time to get the garden ready for summer. Getty

Cheat’s guide to getting your garden ready for summer

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
June 2, 2018, 06:00

Follow these steps then sit back and relax with a good (gardening) book

Diarmuid Gavin at his own garden in Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Diarmuid Gavin’s Dunnes deal: How the seed was sown

Gardens
Alanna Gallagher
June 2, 2018, 06:00

The TV gardener’s plantation-style home and American travels inspired a joint venture

Something for every garden enthusiast at Bloom in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times

Bloom 2018: everything you need to know about the garden festival

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 30, 2018, 10:53

Pick of the prize winning gardens and don't forget to try gins laced with botanicals in a new distillery zone

Wisteria: make sure to buy a well-grafted plant rather than one raised from a cutting, seed or layering. Photograph: Getty

A way with wisteria: how to grow this magnificent hardy climber

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 26, 2018, 06:00

Wisteria is in magnificent bloom in many Irish gardens and now is the time to buy it in garden centres

So you want all the plants? Photograph: Getty

Pot luck: What to buy – and what not to buy – at the garden centre

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 19, 2018, 06:00

The pots to choose, the best way to fill them, and those neglected plants? Don’t be soft-hearted; choose those in peak health

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From basil to tarragon, how to get your herb garden going

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 12, 2018, 06:00

Your herbs will be fresh and flavoursome, organically grown and chemical-free

Sir Charles Keane at Cappoquin House in Co Waterford. Photograph: Mary Browne

Cappoquin House is worth a detour in Waterford

Gardens
Mary Leland
May 12, 2018, 06:00

Burned down and rebuilt in the 1920s the house was renovated with salvage materials from far and wide by the Keane family who have lived there for generations. The gardens are at their best in May and visitors are welcome

Annual pictorial meadows like this one at Airfield Gardens in Dundrum show how colour can be used in imaginative and enlivening ways in the garden. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Go wild in the garden: how to sow your own wildflower meadow

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
May 5, 2018, 06:00

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

A velvety lawn in the gardens of Glenarm Castle, Co Antrim. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Lawn order: How to get your garden grass back to glory after winter

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 28, 2018, 06:00

Storms, snow, rain - it’s been a tough winter for grass. Here’s how to repair the damage

Arrangement of early vegetables.

Lettuce, asparagus, kale and peas: it’s time to get planting

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 21, 2018, 06:00

Give yourself a break this spring and opt for perennial veg that will keep giving for years

Drifts of bluebells flowering in the woodland gardens of Mount Usher in Co Wicklow. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Take a walk in the woods for inspiration for shady town gardens

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 14, 2018, 06:00

To see woodland plants at their best, visit some of Ireland’s loveliest woodland gardens

Flowers from the garden: calendula, tagetes, alchemilla, sanguisorba and dahlias. Photograph: Richard Johnston

The guilt-free way to fill your vases? Grow a flower patch

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
April 7, 2018, 06:00

Gardeners hate to pick their blooms; a designated flower garden is often the answer

Plant sweet pea in April and you’ll be picking their intensely perfumed, pretty flowers by early summer. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Dig in: nine things to do in the garden in April

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
March 31, 2018, 06:00

Spring is on the way and the ground is warming up. It’s time to start planting

As long as the ground isn’t frozen or waterlogged, March is a good time to plant lily bulbs. Photograph: Richard Johnston

Supergrass: transform your patch into a prairie with these elegant grasses

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
March 24, 2018, 06:00

No other group of plants has the same ability to add movement, life and texture to a garden

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Camellias are bursting into bloom in pink, red, cream and yellow

Gardens
Fionnuala Fallon
March 17, 2018, 06:00

The good news is you don't need a big garden for these evergreen shrubs as camellias will happily grow in pots

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