Sarah Raven
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Gardening women: meet Fionnuala Fallon’s horticultural heroes
- Gardens
- March 7, 2020, 00:00
We all have our heroes and it’s not surprising so many of mine belong in one way or another to the world of plants. They include gardeners, de(...)

For wonderful wallflowers it's time to get sowing
- Gardens
- June 15, 2019, 00:00
It may seem very strange to already be talking about next spring, yet it’s the gardener’s lot to have one eye fixed beadily on the here-and-now and th(...)

10 terrific tulips to buy now and plant later for spring
- Gardens
- September 23, 2017, 08:00
It’s tulip time. Or rather, it’s time to buy or order bulbs of any of the best varieties of tulips if you want to have a snowball’s chance in hell of (...)

How to enjoy World Tapas Day in Ireland
- Food & Drink
- June 9, 2017, 07:00
Tapping into tapas Thursday, June 15th, is World Tapas Day, and clams with ham and a glass of sherry for a tenner, or a platter of three tapas, a des(...)

Cutting edge flowers without the airmiles
- Gardens
- April 29, 2017, 06:00
If you’re a regular reader of this column, then you will know that I have more than a “bit of a thing” about cut-flowers. By this, I mean the seasonal(...)

How to make your garden a haven for bees
- Gardens
- March 18, 2017, 06:00
With a horde of scientific studies confirming the fact that populations of wild bees, butterflies and other insects are in dramatic decline, many gard(...)

The soil is awake so get going in the garden
- Gardens
- February 18, 2017, 06:00
Spring, they say, is the time for new beginnings, and nowhere more so than in the garden. So if you’re in need of some inspiration, here are some idea(...)

Ten great dahlias to grow this year
- Gardens
- January 28, 2017, 00:00
Dahlia ‘Pooh’ Called after the storybook bear of the same name, this collerette-type dahlia has jaunty red and golden flowers and is a favourite of I(...)

Bulbs: dig deep now and reap the rewards come spring
- Homes & Property
- September 19, 2015, 05:04
I love the magic, the promise and the muddy-fingered industry of planting flower bulbs in autumn. Not only does it feel like an expression of hope,(...)

Grow: Cunning foxglove schemes
- Homes & Property
- June 20, 2015, 01:00
Fairy thimbles, fairy gloves, witches’ bells . . . whatever name you might know it by, the lofty purple flower spires of our native foxglove are on(...)