Helen Dillon

Climate change is a focus for some of Ireland’s top gardeners at Phoenix Park festival

Sow organic seeds, cut less lawn and let the wild things grow in your garden

Spread lightly at this time of year a good organic mulch helps to protect against the effects of summer drought

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

Travel Bag: Mindful skiing in Italy, stargazing in Clontarf and busy in Kelly’s

The walled garden and nursery at Altamont in Co Carlow is horticultural heaven

After 45 years in her Ranalegh show garden, the celebrated TV gardener started from scratch at nearly 80, in a walled garden that's now open to the public

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

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

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

How to deal with spring slugs in search of food and prospective mates

From seeds to secateurs, some green gift ideas for the keen, and the casual, gardener

Sandford Terrace, where Mary Robinson lived, is hidden away but close to the city

Corkman Alan Power on becoming the new head gardener at the famous Stourhead

In a time of renting and mobility, why not tend your plants in transportable vessels?

Obituary: Walter Pfeiffer