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Gardening with Gerry: the tree of life
Gerry Daly
Ginkgo or the tree of life is unique in botany for several noteworthy reasons, writes Gerry Daly.
18 December 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Mary: branch out with festive foliage
Head out to the garden to find all you’ll need for decorating fresh wreaths, garlands and gifts, writes Mary Keenan.
11 December 2024 l2
Gardening with Gerry: deck the halls with a poinsettia
Plants are inexpensive gifts that keep on giving with just a little effort and some knowledge, writes Gerry Daly.
Gardening with Gerry: two seasons of true beauty
Snowy mespilus is a versatile plant that produces lots of colour in winter and spring gardens, writes Gerry Daly.
27 November 2024 Gardening
Blooming bright and beautiful
Ornamental species make fine decorative plants in the garden and thrive in the damp weather, writes Gerry Daly.
20 November 2024 Gardening
Sowing cover crops in Co Louth
Gareth Culligan’s goal is to enhance soil structure and health through the use of cover crops, while also providing food for pollinators throughout the winter, writes Kelsey Daly.
13 November 2024 Footprint Farmers
Gardening with Gerry: autumn colour everywhere
With little frost so far, this year has proven an excellent one for the autumn colour palette, writes Gerry Daly.
6 November 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Mary: fall in love with autumn
It’s time to slow down and review what’s looking good in the garden this month, writes Mary Keenan.
16 October 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: red-hot rodgersia
A spectacular plant in full growth, rodgersia also makes a show of dark-red leaves in autumn, writes Gerry Daly.
9 October 2024 Gardening
Living Life: branching out
Children across the country are being encouraged to step outside the classroom and plant a hawthorn tree this autumn, writes Deirdre Verney.
1 October 2024 Features
Gardening with Gerry: spin some garden magic
The spindle tree, known for its slender stems, earned its name from its historical use in crafting spindles for spinning wool, writes Gerry Daly.
25 September 2024 Gardening
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the team this week.
25 September 2024 l2