The last couple of months of the year are an excellent time to prune. Winter has fully taken hold and deciduous trees and shrubs are dormant and...
Even the most enthusiastic gardeners will admit that weeding in winter can be a miserable experience. The biting cold wind, the wet wintry showers and...
Lupins have been cultivated since Roman times for food and now we cultivate them for animal feed as well as protein rich human food but the Lupins I a...
The Miyawaki method is a way of planting native forests to promote fast growth and biodiversity. It was originally developed by Japanese botanist Dr. ...
Whether you are just bored of your garden layout, moving them to another garden all together or simply think they will do better elsewhere sometimes p...
Leaves can be an absolute nuisance at this time of year, stuck in gutters, clogging drains, clumps to trip over and just generally making the place un...
Pineapple weed, also known by the names 'Wild Chamomile' and 'Disc Mayweed' is a common sight across Ireland. It has little orb shaped...
Rhubarb has to be one of the easiest and quickest cooking ingredients to grow. It is incredibly versatile and can be used to make everything from crum...
Hügelkultur or 'mound culture' is a German way of gardening using old branches and logs of wood to build up a planting bed. It is a very ...
Winter may be just around the corner but that is no reason not to keep planting. The ground is still warm and the weather hasn't gotten too cold j...
I always think of Staghorn as a tree but it is in fact more often than not a shrub albeit a fairly large growing one. They are very easy to spot this ...
Bay Laurel has become hugely popular here and with good reason, it's wonderfully versatile and is more than happy to put up with our weather chall...
