Trio of Irish gardeners to receive prestigious RHS awards
Contributions of Thomas Pakenham, Seamus O’Brien and Paddy Mackie recognised
Good gardening gear: How to avoid damp bottoms and cold backs
From the best boots to the cosiest gloves, gardening experts on how to stay warm
Shake off the winter blues with a snowdrop hunt
Altamont, in Co Carlow, has one of greatest displays of any Irish garden open this month
In the Kerry sub-tropics, a flourishing fern garden is getting ready for Chelsea
Billy Alexander plans to create a little piece of Kells Bay for the Chelsea Flower Show
Make 2018 the year you grow great tomatoes from seed. Here’s how to start
You don’t need a glasshouse or polytunnel – a sunny porch will do
Grow your own wedding bouquet
For a summer wedding, grow fast-growing, long-flowering, floriferous annuals
Food File: All the food of the fair
Currabinny at Teeling Distillery, River Cottage at Airfield and pottering about
The wonder of a walled garden
The Irish Georgian Society has organised a Walled Gardens Study Day, to take place in early September
Gardens: a window sill plant that will fragrance your room for months
Lemons, rose, cola bottle, strawberry - just some of the scents that will come from a crushed geranium leaf that can be used to make teas and cakes
Grow: pretty as a picture
Not only are they painterly, vivid and gorgeous, ‘pictorial’ meadows are extremely supportive of pollinators
Grow: The secret world of Dahlias
Judging these colourful flowers is an exacting process; you can see it in action today in Greystones
Grow: How does your garden grow?
There is a lot to be said for encouraging plants and flowers to self-seed through the garden
10 things to plant now for those salad days
If you want your garden to be brimming with tasty produce this summer, then it’s time to get sowing
Ignore at your peril: Seeds of things to come
Spring is in the air. It is time to put in some planting work that will pay dividends later in food and flowers
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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