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...
Peter Dowdall’s Gardening Blog
Peter's Notes from the Garden
Welcome to Peter’s Notes from the Garden, the official blog
of Peter Dowdall, The Irish Gardener.
Here you’ll find seasonal gardening tips, planting advice,
and design inspiration for Irish gardens and beyond.
From shrubs and trees for structure to perennials for colour
and wildlife-friendly planting ideas, this is your go-to space for practical,
no-nonsense gardening advice all year round.
Featured post
Brighten Your Border: Late Summer & Early Autumn Flowering Perennials - Echinacea, Achillea & Aster ‘Monch’
As summer begins to wane, many gardens can slip into a lull. Early blooms have faded, yet autumn’s fiery foliage is still weeks away. This is the moment when late...
Peter’s Notes from the Garden.
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...