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Gardening with Gerry: winter iris is a striking bloom
Gerry Daly
This vibrant flower is a colourful addition to your garden at the harshest time of the year, writes Gerry Daly.
8 January 2025 Gardening
Colourful camellias are the perfect garden winter bloomers
Camellias are a beautiful and versatile addition to any garden, thriving even in the chilly months, writes Gerry Daly.
25 December 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: the tree of life
Ginkgo or the tree of life is unique in botany for several noteworthy reasons, writes Gerry Daly.
Gardening with Gerry: deck the halls with a poinsettia
Plants are inexpensive gifts that keep on giving with just a little effort and some knowledge, writes Gerry Daly.
11 December 2024 l2
Gardening with Gerry: two seasons of true beauty
Snowy mespilus is a versatile plant that produces lots of colour in winter and spring gardens, writes Gerry Daly.
27 November 2024 Gardening
Blooming bright and beautiful
Ornamental species make fine decorative plants in the garden and thrive in the damp weather, writes Gerry Daly.
20 November 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.
23 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
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