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HAVE you heard the Cuckoo? Many people start gardening at this time of year; the rainy soggy cold days are over (hopefully) and the lengthening days and sunshine make us all want to make our gardens more beautiful. I think one of the best places to ...

11 May 2023 at 16:07

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GARDENING: Creating a rain garden

Since I came to live in the west of Ireland, I have been trying to find the beauty in rain and these cool wet summers. That sunny dry period in June is a distant memory now and we are having to cope with more extreme weather conditions as the ...

18 Aug 2023 at 11:00

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A green spring clean in the garden

WEED NOW It’s an exciting time to be planting new things and watching last year’s plants reemerge – but now’s the time to tackle weeds too. Green Living McKinley Neal Now that spring is making itself known and there’s a bit of a stretch in ...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:39

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Steps to help our ecosystems

GO NATIVE When planting a garden, choose as native species like foxglove whenever possible. Green Living McKinley Neal Long before even contemplating living in Ireland, I went on a summer university trip to Mexico on a language exchange ...

04 Aug 2022 at 12:28

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Delightful dahlias

The beautiful Cornel Brons In the Garden Eriko Hopkinsons August is here, and I am still travelling around my homeland - the sub-tropical islands of Okinawa. While I’m looking at bougenbryas and hibiscuses, I am thinking about my ...

18 Aug 2022 at 13:11

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It’s all coming up roses

Rosa Variegaata Bologna is a beautiful scented old Italian rose but prone to black spots. This month sees the timeless rose take centre stage in our gardens In the garden Eriko Uehara Hopkinson June is without a doubt the most ...

23 Jun 2022 at 13:06

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Sowing season soon in full swing

WARMTH NEEDED Tomato seeds can be sown at the end of February or beginning of March for growing on a south-facing window sill or on a heated bench. In The Garden Chris Smith The grand auld stretch, as they call it, is here ...

16 Feb 2023 at 10:45

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The desirability of dark moist goo

PAY DIRT Healthy, fertile soil exists where many plants work co-operatively feeding underground organisms. In the garden Oliver Whyte As a novice gardener discovering how the foundation of the garden works seemed an ...

21 Jul 2022 at 12:21

Outdoor Living

Hedging your bets

HEAVEN SCENT The beautiful white blooms of Philadelphus ‘Virginal’, the double flowered mock-orange plant, create a beautiful scent. Multi-species hedging provides food and shelter for our wildlife as well as a ...

18 Apr 2023 at 20:17

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Heavenly hellebores

WARMTH IN COLD Orientalis in the snow. Pic: Eriko Hopkinson Easy to grow, these beauties create a kaleidoscope of sweet colours In the garden Eriko Hopkinson Happy New Year! Despite the stormy weather in the ...

19 Jan 2023 at 15:20

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Create some drama with ornamental grasses

The varieties that grow best in Mayo gardens Chris Smith I became interested in growing ornamental grasses after reading an article by a keen gardener – Des Doyle from Kilkenny. He convinced me that ...

13 Oct 2022 at 10:35

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Let bramble ramble on

LIFE-SUSTAINING The bramble’s large open flower means almost every insect can feed from it without difficulty. In the garden Oliver Whyte It seems strange to celebrate a dominating and troublesome ...

16 Mar 2023 at 09:38

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