How to Garden - Gardening Tips & Advice for the Irish Garden

Plant Profile – Echinacea Purpurea

Feb

25

2014

Echinacea Purpurea Aka Cone Flower, Purple Cone Flower SEE IMAGES OF ECHINACEA: Echinacea Shape & Size Final Height: 100 m- 150cm Final Spread: 30cm – 50cm Growth Rate: Moderate / fast Can Reach final size within 3 years – When planted from Echinacea Roots Type: Herbaceous Perennial – No woody stem, dies down in Winter, ...

Weed Control Fabric Can Prevent Land Drains Blockages

Feb

12

2014

With all the rain washing around the place lately much of the land is soaked to the bone. In many cases fields, gardens, parks and playgrounds are completely inaccessible due to flooding or just soft ground. Atlantic storms have been battering Ireland since the start of the year and at the moment don’t appear to ...

How to Plant Bareroot Box Hedging

Feb

12

2014

Bareroot plants can be planted any time between September and April – these are the traditional planting months. That means, the these were always the most suitable time to lift, transplant and replant shrubs. This is because the months of September to April is the time when most plants in the garden are dormant and ...

Vegetable Starter Kits

Feb

11

2014

You can make your own or choose from the selection available online at Ireland’s Online Garden Store: The Garden Shop. Whatever you choose, choose to grow with a vegetable starter kit as they provide all you need to ensure good seed and seedling growth. We have a range of vegetable starter kits available but what is ...

Growing Acidic Plants in Raised Beds

Feb

11

2014

There are endless reasons why raised beds are suitable for vegetable growing and garden plants in general. Not only do raised beds make general plant maintenance such as weeding, pruning and planting easier they also allow for better growing conditions for plants and vegetables. There are a range of plants, fruits and vegetables that prefer ...

Securing Your Greenhouse

Feb

3

2014

I woke up this morning to the all too familiar sight of my greenhouse lying face down on the back lawn. Its contents are no doubt heaped up in one great big mess inside. An array of plant pots, compost, seed trays, matting, hand tools and other objects all lie in wait of rescue. Of ...

Plant Profile – Agapanthus Umbellatum

Jan

28

2014

Agapanthus Umbellatum SEE IMAGES OF AGAPANTHUS: Agapantus Shape & Size Final Height: 90 m- 120cm Final Spread: 60cm Growth Rate: Moderate / fast Type: Herbaceous Perennial – No woody stem, dies down in Winter, comes back every year Habit: Tall, spiked flowers appear from a clump of sword like foliage Agapanthus Features Foliage: Deciduous & ...

Sulphate of Iron For Moss Control on Lawns

Jan

20

2014

Whether you’re a seasoned or a fair weathered gardener there is one thing that we all like to have and that is; a pristine lawn, free of weeds, daisies, dandelions and the dreaded moss. Lawn care is an art in itself and most people will find that a mossy lawn is one area that we ...

Plant Profile – Privet (Privet Ovalifolium)

Dec

17

2013

Privet Ovalifolium Common Name: Californian Privet, Common Privet SEE IMAGES OF PRIVET: Privet Shape & Size Final Height: 300cm Final Spread: 300cm Growth Rate: Moderate / fast Type: Formal Hedge / Medium sized shrub. Habit: Oval, dense canopy Privet Features: Foliage: Evergreen / Semi – evergreen Colour: Glossy green all year round. Can loose its ...

Growing Grass & Lawn Seed

Dec

13

2013

Having the perfect lawn requires a more indepth understanding of the workings and processes that are going on in turf grass and lawns. The first question in getting to know lawns and lawn seed is to ask: What is a grass? All grasses are grouped together into the plant family called the Poaceae family. This ...