Peter Dowdall reveals why all roads will lead to Tullow in County Carlow on February 1

There’s certainly no need to gild the lily when it comes to these festive favourites, says Fiann Ó Nualláin.

Hannah Stephenson consults The One Show's Christine Walkden to find out how to lure pollinators to your plants.

Setting off from Drishane House, Peter Dowdall explores West Cork’s very own Gardens of Eden.

According to reports, Brexit woes have led to a bloom in 'comfort plants'. In these times of uncertainty gardeners are seeking familiarity. Hannah Stephenson reports on the current bloom in comfort plants.

Peter Dowdall has advice on planting flowers that come into their own at this time of year.

Some of Ireland's main hospitals are banning people from bringing flowers for safety reasons.

Planting bulbs at different times will extend the flowering season in your garden, writes Peter Dowdall.

The windscreen of my father’s Ford prefect was peppered with dead insects. Even short journeys, especially nocturnal ones, added to the carnage.

If you have a fondness for the flowers of winter, the annual Snowdrop Gala in Tullow is a must, writes Peter Dowdall.

Peter Dowdall looks at the Silver Bush and other plants suitable for the winter garden.

If hot summers like this year’s become the norm, so, too, will drought-resistant plants, says Peter Dowdall.

Kya deLongchamps says the naff days are over for fabric flowers — even fake Swiss cheese leaves are hot for homes.

When the warmer weather strikes, our gardens and outdoor spaces become a perfect oasis for rest and relaxation, writes Alastair Culham.

Many plants we only consider for their aesthetic qualities can be eaten as well, writes Peter Dowdall.

Rose Martin finds herself gushing during a two-day garden tour that was full of colour and sunshine.

Peter Dowdall looks forward to the world of wonder that awaits all ages at Bloom 2018.

Ireland had the fourth highest farmland rental rates, and the fifth highest purchase prices, in a survey of 22 EU member states.

Peter Dowdall says putting in the groundwork in winter can pay big dividends the following year   

It’s the time of year when everything is blooming. Wild plants in flower dress every rural lane in gay profusion, plants we never see at other times of year.

Brightening up the hospital campus by planting tulip bulbs could become taboo after researchers found that bulbs imported from the Netherlands may be helping spread resistance to vital antifungal medicines.

This widespread wildflower is found on bare or waste ground and is a common garden weed. 

When I discovered an Australian flatworm in my garden I had very mixed feelings, says Dick Warner. 

Violets are well-known spring wild-flowers but in fact there are five native species and some of them are quite hard to tell apart and others are very restricted in where they grow. 

Also known as Himalayan Balsam, this attractive plant is a garden escapee which is on the official invasive aliens list. It grows mainly on river banks but occasionally on waste ground away from water.

Bumblebees use tiny vibrating hairs to sense electric fields transmitted by flowers, a study has shown.

 

Forget that bunch of garage flowers for your gardening mother — have a quick look instead through Hannah Stephenson’s suggestions.

If we didn’t know better, we would have thought it was a scene straight out of Love Actually.

A $1.54m (€869,000) masterpiece by an 17th century Italian artist was back on display in the Taiwan capital after a 12-year-old boy tripped, fell and punched a hole in the canvass, the exhibit organiser said.

Whether they are fabric, faux or fresh, Kya deLongchmps celebrates the place of flowers all over the house with tips to put a gorgeous bloom on any room.

The recurrent showers of recent weeks has had us crouching under bushes for shelter.

Mmm, flowers.

More Irish people will buy flowers for their mother this Sunday than for their other half on Valentine’s Day.

Dinner bookings are up, strawberries and flowers are being bought by the barrel-load... it’s that one day of the year for Irish men to be romantic.