Nicky Kyle
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Rainy day gardening: Keep on top of pests and enjoy the crop of vegetables
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- August 17, 2019, 00:00
After last year’s drought, I promised myself that I’d never, ever give out about our rainy climate again. Not a word. So I’m not going to bemoan the r(...)

The secret to growing tremendously tasty tomatoes
- Gardens
- August 10, 2019, 00:00
How totally terrific are your tomatoes this year? The reason I ask is that the utterly splendiferous annual event that is the Totally Terrific Tomato(...)

Tunnel vision: Undercover gardening extends the growing season at both ends
- Gardens
- January 26, 2019, 00:00
If you’re the proud owner of a polytunnel or glasshouse, then you’ll already know that undercover gardening marches to the beat of a very different dr(...)

Giving to a gardener? Here's 35 great gifts for Christmas
- Gardens
- December 1, 2018, 00:00
I used to think that when it came to the chore of Christmas present shopping, buying a gift for the green-fingered person in your life was as easy-pea(...)

Harvest water: the garden will thank you
- Gardens
- August 18, 2018, 06:00
Phew. It’s finally over. Or at least it’s over for now. By which I mean this summer’s prolonged drought and searing temperatures, a testing time for (...)

How a lush and leafy Churchtown garden is weathering the drought
- Gardens
- July 28, 2018, 00:00
There aren’t many suburban Dublin gardens that have weathered the recent prolonged drought unscathed. Instead everywhere in our capital city are sign(...)

Down the garden path to Altamont’s walled wonder
- Gardens
- July 14, 2018, 00:00
There are some gardens that slowly seep into your soul to occupy a special place in your affections. Altamont in Ballon, Co Carlow, the former home of(...)

Dig in: the best advice on undercover gardening
- Gardens
- January 14, 2017, 00:00
A number of books, blogs, Twitter and Instagram feeds are inspiring a new generation of Irish gardeners to push the boundaries of hardiness by experim(...)

The bottom line for topsoil: value its benefits before it’s dug to death
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- November 26, 2016, 00:00
Did you know that “dirt” – by which I mean soil – is the new Prozac? It’s all down to a rather remarkable, naturally-occurring soil bacterium by the (...)

It’s showtime in the garden
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- August 27, 2016, 06:00
Lines of neatly labelled vases filled with picture-perfect gladioli, roses and dahlias, vegetables arranged like Dutch still lifes, polished jars of (...)