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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.
23 October 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: planting a winter wonderland
Pots and containers can bring lots of colour to the garden at this time of year – placement is key, writes Gerry Daly.
9 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.
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
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
Gardening with Gerry: border beauties
Give your garden the summer aesthetic with some phlox and rose beds, writes Gerry Daly.
7 August 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: Spiraea surprise
The summer-flowering spiraea is still very popular and widely grown in gardens, writes Gerry Daly.
24 July 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: that old chestnut...
The horse chestnut is widely grown and well-known to most people from their childhood, writes Gerry Daly.
10 July 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: mellow yellow
The tulip tree is part of the Magnolia family with similar flowers in summer, writes Gerry Daly.
26 June 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: wedding season
The wedding cake viburnum is in full flower these days, and with its tiered, layered branches it is quite a sight to see, writes Gerry Daly.
12 June 2024 Gardening