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

Garden Furniture Will Complete a Garden

Jun

23

2013

Once all the hard work of marking out beds, preparing soil and planting up your borders is complete; the time will come for you to sit back and enjoy your own gardening creation. This can only be possible with the purchase of some garden furniture, which will really finalise a garden and make it liveable. ...

2 Watering Cans Needed in Times of Drought

Jun

23

2013

A drought is one week with no rain, and something that rarely happens in Ireland. But when it does your garden plants would greatly benefit from a watering can or two to see them through the dry patch. If you are going to water your plants there are a few things to consider. Firstly when ...

Cold Frame Care For Your Cuttings

Jun

23

2013

If you love flowers and colour in your garden then you should get to know what it takes to make your own softwood cuttings and learn how to propagate your own garden plants and herbaceous flowers. The process is both enjoyable and rewarding and only a small number of steps stand between you and a ...

Potato Blight Prevention Better than Cure With Copper Sulphate

Jun

22

2013

Warm windy weather brings with it, the horrible fungus that is Phytophthora infestans. More commonly known as Potato Blight, Phytophthora multiplies at alarming rates in warm, damp conditions generally around the months of June and July. Combined with windy conditions which is required for the fungal spores to spread, Phytophthora can reek havoc on your ...

Grampa’s Weeder Can Make Those Dandelions Disappear

May

27

2013

If you want to solve your dandelion problem organically and with minimum back ache there is a tool on the market that can do just that. This isn’t a new invention however, this tool was first invented in 1913 and has been used ever since by gardeners across the US and is now becoming popular ...

Lawn Weed Feed & Moss Killer | An All in One Lawn Care Product

May

27

2013

So you want the perfect bowling green lawn? And oh, you want minimum hassle, effort and hardship! Then there is one product for you! J Arthur Bowers has been making fertilizers and other garden chemicals for many years and has been leading the way in horticultural products. They have a lawn weed, feed and moss ...

Moss Killer for Your Lawns

May

27

2013

There are many reasons why moss will grow on your lawns and there and many ways to kill it and also many ways to prevent the growth of it. To achieve a moss free lawn you will need to be aware of all of the above and tackle each issue as is arises. Armillatox Moss ...

Peace of Mind With Organic Plant Food

May

27

2013

If you are going your own fruit, vegetables and herbs then you should consider every step in the process to ensure that you get plants that are nutritious and safe to eat. This is probably the number one benefit of growing your own and now with the range of organic plant foods available on the ...

A Chiminea Can Add A Touch Of Comfort To Summer Evenings

May

24

2013

The Garden Chiminea is a great way to get the most out of a long summer’s evening. With our unpredictable weather we are ready at the drop of a hat to get out and get sunbathing. Having a garden chiminea is a great excuse to sit out and enjoy these fleeting days well into the ...

Lawn Care – Dealing With Dandelions

May

12

2013

The last two summers have been particularly bad for Dandelions with even the neatest of lawns looking more like an ugly meadow than a neat green lawn. The Dandelion has come in for much criticism over the years and it is short on friends in the gardening world. If lawn care is your thing then ...