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Gardening with Gerry: mellow yellow
Gerry Daly
The tulip tree is part of the Magnolia family with similar flowers in summer, writes Gerry Daly.
26 June 2024 Features
Flower power
With summer blooms in their full glory, three flower farmers speak about the challenges and rewards, writes Deirdre Verney.
19 June 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Mary: the scent of summer
Mary Keenan finds the essence of summer in the sweet scent of mock orange blossom.
A week in the Country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
5 June 2024 Around the country
Gardening with Gerry: lovely Libertia leads the way
Renowned botanist Marie-Ann Libert left a lasting legacy in the plant world with a stunning flower named in her honour, writes Gerry Daly.
5 June 2024 Gardening
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
29 May 2024 Around the country
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
22 May 2024 Around the country
Meet the Maker: Corrina Earlie
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to painter Corrina Earlie about her new series 'heliotropic' which draws its name from the phenomenon of plants turning towards the sunlight.
1 May 2024 Craft
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
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
Meet the Makers: Kelly O’Sullivan and Stephen Daly
In this week’s Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna interviews owners of The Flowersmith Studio & Micro Flower Farm, the creative passion of Kelly O’Sullivan and Stephen Daly.
20 March 2024 Craft