Fionnuala Fallon

It’s cold, it’s wet, it’s dark, it’s dismal, but don’t let that put you off. Instead, there’s plenty that can be done in the garden or allotment this (...)

Look up the dictionary definition of a hedge and what strikes you is the surprising variety of roles that these living boundaries play within our gard(...)

Planting a tree seems, on the face of it, very straightforward. Short of planting it upside down, after all, what could possibly go wrong? You simply (...)

As gardeners, it’s easy for us to observe the effects that temperature has upon our plants, from the first harsh frosts that blacken dahlias in late a(...)

Mention the word alliums and many of us will instantly think of the many different edible members of the onion family, from chives (Allium schoenopras(...)

From sowing winter salads and feeding tomato plants to harvesting garlic and pruning fruit bushes, there’s plenty of work to keep us busy in the kitch(...)

Visiting any garden after the endless nothingness of lockdown number three feels strange. But visiting Kilmacurragh National Botanic Gardens in east W(...)

Set in a terrace of 11 houses, number 83 Anglesea Road has the distinction of being one of just three double-fronted properties on this popular Ballsb(...)

Lockdown has given us anything, it’s a new appreciation for traditional propagating skills From the lengthy closure of garden centres to th(...)

The pandemic has upturned this year’s gardening calendar, forcing the cancellation of festivals, talks, plant fairs, workshops and other green-fingere(...)