Gardens: Waiting for that welcome frost
The mild winter is bad for gardens – many plants need a sufficient period of chilly weather in order to thrive
Gardens: Plant some seeds of inspiration
Next year’s catalogues are out, and there are lots of interesting new plants to consider growing
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
Gardening: Indoor plants are a breath of fresh air
Pot plants also add humidity and filter pollutants from our homes and offices
Flanagan’s Fields: An inner city garden with heart and history
Rialto community group uses 21st-century growing methods and cutting-edge technology to grow delicious and nutritious food in the most sustainable way
Gardens: Meet the fruity medlar
Plant a medlar tree between now and March and in time you could be harvesting fragrant fruits to make jellies and liqueurs
Killer chemicals
Rummages in garden sheds can yield all sorts of broken promises not least habitat-harming sprays now withdrawn from use
Madam Bishop a first for these islands as Derry rector becomes ‘The Most Rev’
First woman bishop in Ireland or UK to be consecrated in Dublin on Saturday
GRA welcomes ‘unprecedented’ support shown by commissioner
Garda body welcomes what it says is an acknowledgement the force is short on resources
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