It’s cold, wet, dark and dismal. Let’s get gardening
What you do in the garden now can lay the foundations for a year of homegrown beauty
Gardening: Nurture fruit and veg seedlings now for delicious produce later
Heat, good light levels, sufficient moisture and good quality compost are all important
2020 was the year many people unearthed their love of gardening
The pandemic’s black cloud came with a silver lining: the joy of digging and planting
Season of mellow fruitfulness: grow your own fruit
October/November are the ideal months to start growing apples, pears and plums
Gardening for beginners: How to sow and grow for the first time
By late spring you’ll have hordes of baby plants ready to be planted outdoors, all for the price of a few packets of seeds
Sow delicous: Five great veg and fruit crops to grow this month
Itching to get going in the kitchen garden or allotment? Here’s a handful of crops to start growing now
Dig in, it’s bare-root planting season
Bush fruit, nut trees, hedging and specimen trees can be planted now, while they are in winter hibernation
And sow it begins: Fionnuala Fallon’s picks her favourite seed packs for summer
Frilly flowers, tasty potatoes and onions worth waiting for can all be grown from seed
Are primroses the perfect spring flower? They love the damp and are good to eat too
Few plants are as charming as this hardy, spring-blooming, native wildflower
Make the cut: the right way to prune roses
Follow the three Ds by using secateurs to remove any dead, diseased or dying wood
Christmas Star, Carmen, Snow Queen: an amaryllis for everyone
Plant its giant fleshy bulbs now and you should have tall, lily-like blooms for Christmas
Different colours in the garden will lift or lower your mood
Colour creates an atmosphere of tranquillity as easily as one of excitement and energy
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Election 2024
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices