A designer’s tips on building the garden of your dreams – The Irish Times

Few things are more exciting than moving into a brand-new home. Indoors, everything is perfect and practically speaking, it’s just a matter of booking the movers and unpacking. Outside, however, the experience is a little different. The back gardens of new-build homes are typically left as blank canvases, with little more than a flat lawn … Read more

Is your garden waterlogged after the endless rain? Here’s what to do – The Irish Times

Fliuch báite, or soaking wet, is how I’d describe the current state of most Irish gardens including my own. The majority are badly waterlogged, their plants bedraggled, while slug populations – unless we get a dry spring – are certain to skyrocket with consequences for seedling plants and emerging perennials. What to do? My first … Read more

Seamus O’Brien, a giant of Irish horticulture, leaves behind an unassailable legacy – The Irish Times

On December 22nd, to the great shock and sorrow of his family, many friends, work colleagues and fond acquaintances, the 55-year-old Wicklow-born horticulturist, gardener, plant-hunter, author and plantsman Seamus O’Brien died suddenly at his home at Kilmacurragh in east Wicklow. It’s impossible to properly convey the scale of that loss to the world, except to … Read more

Bloom gets underway at Phoenix Park this morning, with over 100,000 visitors expected – The Journal

Bloom gets underway at Phoenix Park this morning, with over 100,000 visitors expected  The Journal 8 things to see and do at Bloom 2025  RTE.ie Gardens centred around recycling and circular economy take top prizes at Bord Bia Bloom as festival opens to public  The Irish Independent Bloom festival: Putting the finishing touches on show gardens with a … Read more

EZ Living selling €9 ornament in a set of three that instantly transforms your garden into romantic haven

A POPULAR furniture store is selling the perfect summer staple that instantly transforms your garden into a romantic haven. EZ Living has a set of three gorgeous pastel outdoor candle holders with handles that are ideal for garden tables. 2 The adorable pastel outdoor candleholders set is perfect for the garden tableCredit: EZ Living Furniture … Read more

Warning to anyone who sees blackbirds in their garden this summer over deadly virus decimating critical species

A WARNING has been issued to gardeners to look out for blackbirds this summer. Almost half of the species’ population has been decimated from a mosquito-borne disease. 1 Blackbird population has been on decline over a deadly virusCredit: Getty Scientists are now calling on UK households with gardens to monitor blackbird population. Anyone whose garden … Read more