I have to admit I’m a big fan of the old style paraphernalia when it comes to gardens. As you may also know I like nothing else than to browse the aisles of the garden centres and hardware stores on my weekends off…. When I was in B & Q ...

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Ever wanted a book with a little something...a little different...a little refreshing... a breath of bloomin fresh air? Look no further. By Paul Cooper - this isn’t really a book‘, so to speak….its more a collection of designs from various garden designers using ‘modern materials and technologies in creating innovative ...

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A small privately-owned Square with access only for adjoining householders These gardens confuse me slightly. They are on Dublin City Councils website - click here and one can call their offices ...

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absolutely love it... i had never been but on saturday i took a stroll into Swords - just at the bottom of main street adjacent the swords castle - is where it ...

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"Propaganda Beds" = Guerilla planting of veg in towns. Briliant! Inspirational programme packed with ideas.

Hugh has upped his game once again (pun intended). From beetroot recipes to allotments to making ...

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Who knew gardening could be this much fun?

While up in Cork last week I went to BQ Mahon Point to pick up a much-needed loppers. The trees and shrubs ...

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I have selected gardens… whose design clearly illustrates a particular period of garden history, and whose plantings demonstrate an almost obsessional love of plants and the surrounding Irish landscape ...

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An organic slug pellet which is about as effective as tits on a bull. Utterly failed to stoppa any sluggas. Avoid.

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I think I’ve pretty much seen every TV programme that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has made. The quality/interest has varied over the years but I’m really digging (pun intended ...

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More reasons to like a guy I previously could not abide. Some great veg recipes from his garden. Makes me feel bad for neglecting my own.

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