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<p>While it’s not unusual to see wild mushrooms popping up overnight in gardens at this time of year, the recent warm, damp weather has provided ideal conditions for their growth. Dile picture</p>

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Garden Q&A: Do the mushrooms growing in our garden pose a health risk?

Whether you've just started getting stuck in or are already a seasoned gardener, we have the answer to your questions

<p>This season offers us the ideal opportunity to rethink our gardens. File pictures</p>

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Autumn offers us the perfect opportunity to reimagine the room outside

<p>The large-flowered evening-primrose (Oenothera glazioviana) in flower. File picture</p>

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Garden Q&A: Is the evening primrose flower an invasive species?

Revealed: The strategic plan for a winter garden that wows

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Revealed: The strategic plan for a winter garden that wows

Olivia rose Austin english shrub pink flowers in summer garden

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Garden Q&A: Should I dig up rose bushes to grow in my own garden or take cuttings?

Woman planting red flower seedling in home garden

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Garden Digest: Events to help you to enjoy your green spaces

Terracotta Flowerpot of The Lavander Plant (Lavandula)

Garden Q&A: How can I keep the lavender in my pots healthy?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Tue, 18 Aug, 2026

Aplle and wasps

Garden Q&A: How can I keep wasps away from my apple tree?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Sunset over lavender field

Garden Q&A: What's the best time of year to cut back lavender?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Mon, 03 Aug, 2026

Garden Digest: Events to help you to enjoy your green spaces

Garden Digest: Events to help you to enjoy your green spaces

Check out all the garden visits, tours, talks, events, campaigns and online resources for the room outside

Fri, 31 Jul, 2026

Cat is Standing on the Apple Tree Branch. Open Mouth, tongue out.

Garden Q&A: When stress makes apple trees drop fruit too soon

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Shallow focus of summer flowers seen in a back garden.

Home Q&A: Your guide to the new planning rules for garden cabins

As the new statutory regulations on residential garden homes are signed into law today, here's everything you need to know

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026

Autumn panorama in the mountains, in a remote rural area

Peter Dowdall: Compost turns fallen leaves from what we once called rubbish into riches

'In the wild, no one gathers up the fallen leaves or hauls them to the dump. They’re left to return to the soil. By spring, they’ve become humus that feeds roots, fungi, and insects'

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Apple trees in an orchard

Garden Q&A: How can I combat the fungus that attacks my apple trees every year?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Pile of fallen leaves is collected with a rake on the lawn in the park. Seasonal gardening.

Garden Q&A: Should I clear up fallen leaves or let wildlife enjoy them?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Overgrown fruit garden with red apples and old water pump

Garden Q&A: Is October a good month to plant apple trees?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

heleniums

Garden Events: Dates for your diary

Garden club meetings, demonstrations and events in October.

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Red apple growing on branch in summer sunshine

Garden Q&A: Why's the fruit from my apple tree so small this year?

Would thinning them out earlier have made a difference, and is there anything I can do to improve the size and quality in future?

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Autumn

Peter Dowdall: Putting your garden to bed for autumn and winter

It's time to consider what to cut back and what to leave

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Apple tree in old apple orchard horizontal.

Peter Dowdall: Planting memories, not just apples

As well as producing food, apple trees are rooted in our culture

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Vibrant Colors And Beauty Of Springtime Flowers

Garden Events in September

Demonstrations, displays and garden club meeting dates for your diary

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

How do you like them apples... huge amount of fruit on trees in gardens and orchards

How do you like them apples... huge amount of fruit on trees in gardens and orchards

We had the ideal conditions for apple-growing this year — and scroll down for recipes for apple tart or mulled apple and whiskey

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Gardening: How to revive your lawn in autumn

Gardening: How to revive your lawn in autumn

September and October are the perfect months for rejuvenating a tired lawn and a crucial period ahead of the winter frost

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Cultivation of spinach in the ecological family urban garden ready to harvest

Garden Q&A: What vegetables should I plant in September?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Verbena Bonariensis flowers

Peter Dowdall: Here's what to do in your garden in September

'We gardeners are nothing if not optimistic, and this is the month to plant for the future, to look to next spring and early summer'

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Group of small spring flowering bulbs planted in terracotta pots in a spring garden

Top bulbs to plant in autumn for spring colour

It’s bulb-planting season if you want a riot of colour in spring, from the vivid yellows and subtle creams of daffodils, to the rich purples of crocus and the soft blues of camassias.

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Sunset over lavender field

Peter Dowdall: Let's adapt our gardens to thrive in all conditions

We’re gardening in a time of change and extremes, but here are practical ways to prepare our plants to cope in both drought and deluge

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

A break from pruning

How to get your garden ready for autumn and winter

The soil is still warm, while more rain and moist air help make this season one of the best times of the year to start planting

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Bergenia 'Pugsley's Pink' (common name: elephant's ears 'Pugsley's Pink') with its bright flowers and glossy leaves in May

Garden Q&A: Why hasn't my bergenia flowered in 10 years?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Wool-Carder bee feeding on nectar from Sedum plant. Insect and wildlife conservation, habitat preservation, and backyard flower

Peter Dowdall: Why sedums are the stars of the autumn show in our gardens

Bees absolutely adore sedums. Stand by a clump on a warm afternoon and you’ll see honeybees, bumblebees and hoverflies practically queuing up to work over every tiny floret

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Rose ‚Gebrüder Grimm‘ and asters

Garden Digest: Dates for your diary in August

Check out all the garden visits, tours, talks, events, campaigns and online resources for the room outside

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Pink and Blue Hydrangea in Centennial Park Conservatory, Etobicoke, Canada.

Garden Q&A: Why have my hydrangeas turned from blue to pink?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Garden Q&A: Should I take cuttings from lavender and fuchsia plants in August?

Garden Q&A: Should I take cuttings from lavender and fuchsia plants in August?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025