LAST week I gave a talk about trees at Salterbridge House near Cappoquin as part of the Waterford Garden Festival.

TWICE a year, in the spring and autumn, the National Biodiversity Data Centre produces an online magazine called Biodiversity Ireland.

I MISS the hares in the meadow.

SPRING is a busy time of the year in my vegetable garden.

PRIMROSES and cowslips are among the most popular of our spring wildflowers, although sadly both species are far less common than they used to be.

PHENOLOGY is the study of variations in the timing of events in the natural world.

I HAVE a friend whose house is surrounded by tall beech trees.

ABOUT a week ago I was travelling by boat on the Shannon.

I KNOW it’s a bad habit, but I enjoy eavesdropping.

THE horse chestnut is one of the largest flowering trees growing in the temperate zone, often exceeding 30 metres in height with a huge, domed crown.