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Blooming bright and beautiful
Gerry Daly
Ornamental species make fine decorative plants in the garden and thrive in the damp weather, writes Gerry Daly.
13 November 2024 Footprint Farmers
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.
6 November 2024 Gardening
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.
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
Gardening with Mary: small but mighty
There is great optimism in starting new life when everything else is winding down in the autumn garden, writes Mary Keenan.
18 September 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: bask in the glorious harlequin
As autumn progresses, and the flowers tail off slowly, by the end of September, the harlequin glory leaves begin to take on autumn hues, writes Gerry Daly.
11 September 2024 Gardening
Enjoy red hot pokers in the garden
The South African plant loves cool conditions which makes them perfectly at home in Irish gardens, writes Gerry Daly.
28 August 2024 Gardening
Pretty penstemon
When it comes to bringing plenty of colour to your garden, the penstemon wins hands down, writes Gerry Daly.
21 August 2024 Gardening