The Irish Times

Trio of Irish gardeners to receive prestigious RHS awards

Contributions of Thomas Pakenham, Seamus O’Brien and Paddy Mackie recognised

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

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

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00

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

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 00:00

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

Sat Feb 24 2018 - 06:00

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

Sat Feb 03 2018 - 06:00

Grow your own wedding bouquet

For a summer wedding, grow fast-growing, long-flowering, floriferous annuals

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 06:00

Food File: All the food of the fair

Currabinny at Teeling Distillery, River Cottage at Airfield and pottering about

Fri Aug 26 2016 - 07:30

The wonder of a walled garden

The Irish Georgian Society has organised a Walled Gardens Study Day, to take place in early September

Sat Aug 20 2016 - 06:00

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

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 11:30

Grow: pretty as a picture

Not only are they painterly, vivid and gorgeous, ‘pictorial’ meadows are extremely supportive of pollinators

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 05:39

Grow: The secret world of Dahlias

Judging these colourful flowers is an exacting process; you can see it in action today in Greystones

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 14:30

Grow: How does your garden grow?

There is a lot to be said for encouraging plants and flowers to self-seed through the garden

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 00:00

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

Sat Apr 25 2015 - 05:45

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

Sun Mar 22 2015 - 09:00

Airfield’s grand design

After a three-year revamp, the gardens at Airfield in Dundrum are ready to open

Sat Apr 05 2014 - 01:00

We need to be more down to earth about what we eat

We need to garden our health, our food, our gut. Think colour, variety, texture, seasonality, taste and fun

Tue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00