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Gardening with Gerry: bask in the glorious harlequin
Gerry Daly
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.
28 August 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.
21 August 2024 Gardening
Pretty penstemon
When it comes to bringing plenty of colour to your garden, the penstemon wins hands down, writes Gerry Daly.
Edimental essentials
Edimentals may well be for you if you want to grow your own food, but time and space are in short supply, writes Mary Keenan.
14 August 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: border beauties
Give your garden the summer aesthetic with some phlox and rose beds, writes Gerry Daly.
7 August 2024 Gardening
What to do with our hardwoods
The Irish Forest Owners promote hardwood growing, harvesting, selling and sawing at field days and demo events.
31 July 2024 Forestry
Fields of golden buachalán buí
How we balance human progress with protecting biodiversity is not an easy issue to resolve, writes Margaret Leahy.
31 July 2024 l2
Gardening with Gerry: Spiraea surprise
The summer-flowering spiraea is still very popular and widely grown in gardens, writes Gerry Daly.
24 July 2024 Gardening
Beekeeping with Willie: ‘this year has been a washout’
Honey production has stalled because of the weather and producing queens has become difficult, writes Willie O’Byrne.
24 July 2024 Features
Gardening with Mary: pleasing plant combinations
Mary Keenan shares some successful plant pairings from her garden in high summer.
17 July 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: that old chestnut...
The horse chestnut is widely grown and well-known to most people from their childhood, writes Gerry Daly.
10 July 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: mellow yellow
The tulip tree is part of the Magnolia family with similar flowers in summer, writes Gerry Daly.
26 June 2024 Gardening