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

Trees, variety and a little wilderness – seven ways to lure pollinators to your plot

With a range of heights and in a spectrum of colours, dahlias are perfect for your garden

Trophy homes and stately manors may grab all the property headlines, but these are the real homes that captured our hearts

The year saw a shift from D4 to D6 while the country market slowed on the previous year

Second hand Maserati makes €24,500 at Ailesbury Road house contents auction

Fine Georgian furniture, paintings and a pair of stone sphinxes from Helen Dillon’s garden also feature

The horticultural luminary has taught many gardeners innumerable lessons in generosity, bravery, joyfulness, editing and anti-snobbery

Dan Hinkley, a supernova and reluctant ‘granddaddy’ of the gardening world, is coming to Ireland

Good reasons not to give up on wonderfully versatile box hedging despite fungal disease

Alexander-Sinclair will be in Ireland later this month to give a talk in Altamont gardens as part of the Carlow Garden Festival

Victorian shooting and fishing estate beside Lough Conn on sale as couple downsizing

At this time of the year many are looking at their most florierous and leafy best

Heated bidding for redbricks in Dublin 6

A dreamy mix of flowers and foliage is guaranteed to fill your heart with joy

Dig in column: Think about the effect on your garden before you choose a pooch

Detached Georgian property on Sandford Terrace was home to prominent Irish gardener for 44 years

The country’s best-known gardener is downsizing which means leaving her fine Georgian house in Ranelagh and her beloved, much visited and truly inspirational garden

Gladioli are highly decorative, easy to grow and available in a range of gorgeous colours

They’re difficult to grow, but breeders are coming up with new garden-friendly species

There’s a host of handsome evergreen shrubs whose foliage will give your Christmas decorations an air of distinction

Forget the onions and carrots; instead grow plants with the power to radically transform a home-cooked meal

Built in 1823, this two-storey over basement house is a fine home with beautiful garden

Gardening experts name their favourite Irish flower or plant

Ireland needs more trees and more people to love them, given the loss of so many to storms and profiteers

Forget turning over a new leaf, be brave and turn over a completely new garden

Oh so fashionable, kale is popping up on menus everywhere

Wind-blown and salty – coastal gardens are challenging, so take advice from two experts

Making their presence felt in hot pinks, red and oranges, these flowers are a brilliant addition to a summer garden

Three-storey period house comes with a separate basement flat