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Gardening with Gerry: Spiraea surprise
Gerry Daly
The summer-flowering spiraea is still very popular and widely grown in gardens, writes Gerry Daly.
24 July 2024 Features
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.
17 July 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Mary: pleasing plant combinations
Mary Keenan shares some successful plant pairings from her garden in high summer.
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
Flower power
With summer blooms in their full glory, three flower farmers speak about the challenges and rewards, writes Deirdre Verney.
26 June 2024 Features
Gardening with Mary: the scent of summer
Mary Keenan finds the essence of summer in the sweet scent of mock orange blossom.
19 June 2024 Gardening
A week in the Country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
5 June 2024 Around the country
Gardening with Gerry: lovely Libertia leads the way
Renowned botanist Marie-Ann Libert left a lasting legacy in the plant world with a stunning flower named in her honour, writes Gerry Daly.
5 June 2024 Gardening
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
29 May 2024 Around the country
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
22 May 2024 Around the country
Meet the Maker: Corrina Earlie
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to painter Corrina Earlie about her new series 'heliotropic' which draws its name from the phenomenon of plants turning towards the sunlight.
1 May 2024 Craft