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Beekeeping with Willie: Asian Hornet
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The humble honeybee (or beekeeper) is no match for the highly aggressive Asian Hornet, writes Willie O’Byrne.
24 April 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: fern-tastic delights
When choosing ferns for the garden, provide the right conditions — light shade and moist soil that is very well drained are important, writes Gerry Daly.
24 April 2024 Living Life
10 blooming great garden centres
With the recent improvement in weather, there is no better time to check out these garden centres, writes Dee Laffan.
Gifts for the green thumb
Whether you are looking to buy a gift for the gardener in your life or need a few more tools to help you along the way, these accessories will add style, writes Grace Hanna.
24 April 2024 Gardening
Laois gardening festival grows roots
Described as ‘Electric Picnic meets Gardeners’ World’, the Festival of Gardens and Nature is a new Co Laois event with an impressive line-up of experts, writes Olivia Hamilton.
17 April 2024 Living Life
Gardening with Mary: peak season for plant fairs
Keen gardeners can never get enough of hunting out some gems at plant fairs and there are lots of gaps to be filled due to months of water-logged soil, writes Mary Keenan.
17 April 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: striking Sycamore
People are often surprised to learn that the sycamore is not a native tree, and yet it has found its home in many large gardens in the countyside, writes Gerry Daly
10 April 2024 Gardening
Kitty’s Kitchen Garden: sowing the seeds of love this April
As part of a new monthly column on vegetable growing in Ireland, Kitty Scully will be guiding us on growing a thriving kitchen garden.
3 April 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: soak up the benefits
After months of near-constant rain, gardens and farmland have rarely been so wet and it has been difficult to carry out seasonal activities. Here, Gerry Daly discusses strategies for a wet garden.
27 March 2024 Gardening
Beekeeping with Willie: more than a peep inside the beehive
Why do beekeepers need to get involved in trawling through the bees’ nest? asks Willie O’Byrne.
20 March 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: star of the south
Like many South American plants, begonias are very intensely coloured, mostly in shades of orange, red and yellow to attract pollinating hummingbirds.
20 March 2024 Gardening
A Week in the Country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
13 March 2024 Gardening