Kitchen gardeners can get carried away at this time of year - but there’s no point growing endless lines of turnips no one wants to eat

This happens more than you might think, and the causes can be hard to pin down

There’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to managing weeds in your garden but the use of weedkiller is rarely justifiable

It comes back again with a vengeance whenever I dig it out

The gardening trailblazer is a key speaker at this weekend’s Festival of Gardens and Nature in Laois

I lost a lot of young seedlings in my allotment to wireworm damage last year, but I don’t want to use chemicals

Some Irish seaside gardens enjoy a sheltered microclimate, while others must cope with exposure to destructive salty gales

Should I wait until autumn, or divide my garden snowdrops with friends now?

April is a good month to plant all kinds of clematis as container-grown plants in the ground, or in pots

It will need a fine, friable, stone-free, weed-free, moist but free-draining soil in full sun or very light shade if it’s to germinate well

Ultra-compact outdoor spaces require a disciplined approach when it comes to planting

Do these withered, dirty grey-brown patches mean my plants have the dreaded tulip fire disease?

New growth is everywhere in April – here’s what to do in the garden for a glorious summer reward

Cardboard offers a far more planet-friendly alternative to the use of environmentally harmful weedkillers

Maggot-like vine weevils feed voraciously on the roots and crowns of plants, especially those in pots of peat-based compost