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Gardening with Paul: cheery cherry blossom blooms
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Flowering cherries bring flurries of pink and white to brighten the spring garden, writes Paul Maher.
2 April 2025 Gardening
Gardening with Kitty: see the benefits of mulching
It’s time to embrace some ‘minimum input for maximum output’ growing techniques in your garden, writes Kitty Scully.
30 March 2025 News
EU takes another step towards allowing gene editing
The European Council has made some progress on rules surrounding new genomic techniques and the growing and sale of plants produced by these in Europe.
What’s hot and what’s not in garden design this year
Celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin's take on the top gardening trends for the summer ahead, writes Deirdre Verney.
19 March 2025 Gardening
The magic of membranes
Weed membrane is one of the least harmful and most effective measures of protecting your area from weed growth if you are creating beds or designated weed-free areas, writes Sarah McIntosh
19 March 2025 Gardening
Chore no more, it’s a way of life for the ‘lawndads’
Looking after your garden isn’t just a job, people take a lot of pride in their lawn and garden maintenance, for many it has become an obsession, writes Sarah McIntosh.
19 March 2025 Gardening
Estate team hits the ground running
We take a stroll around Killruddery Gardens with head gardener Daragh Farren, who lovingly maintains the 800-acre estate, writes Sarah McIntosh.
19 March 2025 Gardening
A golden splash of spring colour
Forsythia was once a common sight in gardens. It is time for this shrub to make a comeback, writes Paul Maher.
19 March 2025 Gardening
Diarmuid Gavin: going native and wild in the garden
Perfectly manicured gardens are out – it’s all about native and wild, says award-winning gardener Diarmuid Gavin.
19 March 2025 Gardening
NI factories play on overfat hoggets
Factories in Northern Ireland are complaining about overweight hoggets being presented for slaughter.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Gardening with Mary: dividing your perennial plants
It’s the perfect time to divide many herbaceous perennials to breathe new life into the plants.
12 March 2025 Gardening
Gardening with Paul Maher: Lenten roses are blooming
Hellebore cultivars provide interest from the darkest days of winter into the new growing year, writes Paul Maher.
5 March 2025 Gardening