Alliums - An Onion Could Be So Beautiful - Who Knew?
To plant Alliums or any spring bulbs truly is to believe in tomorrow. I still remember, as a small child, the bulb display in what was Atkins McKenzies Garden Centre...
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VegTub Aluminium Raised Beds - Grow Your Own Food with Style and Durability
Introduction Are you looking for a durable and stylish solution to grow your own food? Look no further than VegTub Aluminium Raised Beds! These innovative metal raised beds offer a...
A Gardener's Musings
Magnolias - Stars Of The Spring Garden
The tulip shaped blooms of the Magnolia soulangeana types are, for me the classic Magnolias, having grown up with a stunning specimen in my parents garden.
Grow Your Own Food with Seed Potatoes
The potato has been a mainstay of Irish cuisine for centuries and today this much-loved root vegetable is making a comeback in home gardens. It'e easy to grow your own...
Raised Beds - What's all the Fuss About?
Over the last few years there has been a huge increase in people growing their own food. People who before may well have thought that potatoes did actually grow on...
It's All About the Bees
We need to rethink our perception of beauty. We should love the wildflowers growing on our roadside verges and not accept tightly mown, or even worse, sprayed with Glyphosate, areas...
The Regal Lily - A Right Royal Treat
One of the true beauties of the summer garden for me must be the Regal Lily. Lilium regale is aptly named for it is like a royal visitor in the...
Irish Heathers, On Trend Again
I think, in my short time as a gardener, of such plants as Dahlias which I have seen go from being grown everywhere (remember front gardens full of nothing but)...
Autumn Colour A Magical Annual Display
There are few sights as spectacular as a building covered with the fiery red of Parthenocissus quinquefolia or Virginia Creeper. Roadsides all over the country will be ablaze with colour...