Wildflowers
Alison Sinnott on 28 May 2017
GLAS III countdown: bee sand habitats and boxes
In the Irish Farmers Journal countdown to the 31 May GLAS III deadline, we bring you all the details you need to complete the relevant actions.
Contributor on 24 Aug 2016
The cutting garden: Bringing the outdoors indoors with Maura Sheehy
Flower farmer Maura Sheehy shares her tips on bringing the outdoors indoors with cottage garden inspired arrangements.
Contributor on 06 Jul 2016
Maura Sheehy's top tips on cutting and conditioning wildflowers
In our DIY guide to starting your own wildflower cutting garden, Maura Sheehy shares her top tips on cutting and conditioning your home grown blooms.
Peter McCann on 08 Jun 2016
Watch: Large-scale solar farm opens at Aldergrove
The company behind the first large-scale solar farm in NI is keen to develop more on NI farms.
Will Warham on 05 Jun 2016
Farmer writes: Election promises and the Department of the Environment
In his "Farming with nature in mind" column leading up to the election, Will Warham suggested that readers question candidates on their doorsteps on their plans for the environment. Where are we now?
Contributor on 01 Jun 2016
Start your very own wildflower garden with Maura's Cottage Flowers
Maura Sheehy of Maura's Cottage Flowers shares her tips to create a wildflower cutting garden to supply you with blooms all summer long. This week, we talk about care and maintenance for your flowers.
Contributor on 11 May 2016
Start your very own wildflower garden with Maura's Cottage Flowers
Maura Sheehy of Maura's Cottage Flowers shares her tips to create a wildflower cutting garden to supply you with blooms all summer long. This week, we talk about making your own liquid feeds.
Contributor on 27 Apr 2016
Start your very own wildflower garden with Maura's Cottage Flowers
Maura Sheehy of Maura's Cottage Flowers shares her tips to create a wildflower cutting garden to supply you with blooms all summer long. This week, it’s time to transplant your seedlings.
Contributor on 06 Apr 2016
Start your very own wildflower garden with Maura's Cottage Flowers
In a new series, Maura Sheehy of Maura's Cottage Flowers shares her tips to create a wildflower cutting garden to supply you with blooms all summer long. This week, get started with your seeds.
Contributor on 15 Mar 2016
Start your very own wildflower "cutting" garden with Maura's Cottage Flowers
Looking for a garden project this spring? In a new series, Maura Sheehy of Maura's Cottage Flowers shares her tips to create a wildflower "cutting garden" to supply you with blooms all summer long.
Roisin Healy on 15 Apr 2015
Backchat: Blooms in the Burren
Festival celebrates the Burren in Bloom
Farmers Journal on 30 Nov -0001
Prince Charles visits Burren farm during his visit to Ireland
During this week's visit to Ireland, Prince Charles chose to spend his opening afternoon in the limestone landscape of the Burren where he spoke to a local farmer about the Burren Life programme.
Will Warham on 30 Nov -0001
Farming with nature in mind: Keeping an eye on the butterflies
Half the year has already gone and the final sprays have gone onto cereal crops. Will Warham asks how are our butterflies faring?
William Conlon on 30 Nov -0001
In pictures: could bee-keeping become more popular with farmers?
Irish farmers are yet to fully get behind the move to bee-friendly farming, however the industry has begun to move in the right direction. William Conlon reports.