Organisation: Botanic Gardens

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

general

Shades of summer: Bring back colour to the garden, says Super Garden judge

With visions of Mediterranean summers, there’s hardly a garden in the country that hasn’t been transformed into an outdoor living space supported by decking, patios and raised beds. But Spanish-born horticulturist Monica Alvarez is not impressed.

Be picky with the flowers you pick

home and gardens

Kilmacurragh Arboretum is a Noah’s Ark for our native wild flowers

home and gardens

Our gardening noticeboard

home and gardens

Our gardening noticeboard

business

Education inspectors to evaluate Teagasc and other agricultural colleges

Horse chestnut facing serious threat

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.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2012

Gentry’s craze was aped in the suburbs

NOT FAR from where I live there’s a forestry plantation of lodge-pole pines. If you look at it from a distance you’ll notice an odd, umbrella-shaped tree in the middle of the plantation that towers over the pines.

Mon, 15 May, 2006

Palm House at Botanic Gardens wins prestigious prize

A building at the National Botanic Gardens has won a prestigious European prize.

Fri, 10 Mar, 2006