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Gardening with Paul: love symbols in the garden

Plants can often be used in a symbolic way for many of life's big occasions, writes Paul Maher.

GARDENING 8 July 2026

Gardening with Paul: love symbols in the garden

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Gardening with Kitty: salad days are here again

Gardening with Kitty: salad days are here again

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Gardening with Paul: Mock Orange flowers bring a Mediterranean scent

Gardening with Paul: Mock Orange flowers bring a Mediterranean scent

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Gardening with Mary: how to frame your garden

Gardening with Mary: how to frame your garden

Gardening with Mary: how to frame your garden

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Gardening with Paul: clematis clambering to new heights in the garden

Gardening with Paul: clematis clambering to new heights in the garden

Gardening with Paul: clematis clambering to new heights in the garden

GARDENING 10 June 2026

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Summer flowers for plot and plate

Summer flowers for plot and plate

The perfumed scent of honeysuckle and elderflower are the true herald of midsummer

GARDENING 22 April 2026

Gardening with Paul: blooming great time to be out in nature

Gardening with Paul: blooming great time to be out in nature

Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland’s largest festival of gardening, is a great day out full of inspiration.

GARDENING 22 April 2026

Gardening with Paul: biodiverse planting – let’s bee conscious in the garden

Gardening with Paul: biodiverse planting – let’s bee conscious in the garden

It’s prime time for bees to forage for food, so learn how to create a bee-friendly environment to protect the polinators.

GARDENING 22 April 2026

Gardening with Mary: hanging tough but looking good, with basket planting

Gardening with Mary: hanging tough but looking good, with basket planting

Create a beautiful summer hanging basket display with tips from our gardening expert.

GARDENING 22 April 2026

Tulips bring a colourful glow

Tulips bring a colourful glow

Planning some spring colour for future years? Species tulips are worth considering.

GARDENING 22 April 2026

Gardening with Kitty: enjoy the art of direct sowing

Gardening with Kitty: enjoy the art of direct sowing

May is one of the busiest months of the year in the garden, with the sowing window at its widest.

GARDENING 22 April 2026

Gardening with Paul: prim and proper native Irish flora

Gardening with Paul: prim and proper native Irish flora

Primulas are the perfect plants to give you early colour and are easy to grow from seed, writes Paul Maher.

GARDENING 22 April 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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