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Various potted houseplants arranged on a wooden bench beside an open door leading to a garden.

Bringing houseplants back indoors after summer:...

5 min read

Houseplants can enjoy a summer spell outdoors, but the move back inside needs a bit of care. Before you carry them from the patio to the windowsill and pretend nothing...

Bringing houseplants back indoors after summer:...

5 min read

Houseplants can enjoy a summer spell outdoors, but the move back inside needs a bit of care. Before you carry them from the patio to the windowsill and pretend nothing...

A potted plant with circular insets showing a white vine weevil larva and an adult beetle on leaves.

Vine weevil in pots: signs, larvae, adults and ...

9 min read

Vine weevil is likely when a potted plant has notched leaf edges, wilts even though the compost is damp, feels loose in the pot, or has white, C-shaped, legless grubs...

Vine weevil in pots: signs, larvae, adults and ...

9 min read

Vine weevil is likely when a potted plant has notched leaf edges, wilts even though the compost is damp, feels loose in the pot, or has white, C-shaped, legless grubs...

Four glass jars with labeled seeds sit on a wooden table beside brown paper envelopes and a metal watering can.

Seed saving for beginners: what to collect, wha...

9 min read

Seed saving is a lovely, practical garden job. You collect seed from plants that have done well, dry it properly, label it clearly, and give yourself something to sow next...

Seed saving for beginners: what to collect, wha...

9 min read

Seed saving is a lovely, practical garden job. You collect seed from plants that have done well, dry it properly, label it clearly, and give yourself something to sow next...

Large dark grey ribbed planter filled with autumn foliage, pink flowers and tall grasses beside a white doorway

How to refresh summer containers for autumn

6 min read

Summer containers can look brilliant for months and then, rather suddenly, start to look as if they have had enough. The good news is that you do not always need...

How to refresh summer containers for autumn

6 min read

Summer containers can look brilliant for months and then, rather suddenly, start to look as if they have had enough. The good news is that you do not always need...

Hands using green pruners to snip a spent brown blossom from a pink flowering plant in a garden.

Deadhead, feed or leave it alone? Late-summer p...

7 min read

By mid-August, plenty of plants are starting to look a little tired. Some still have weeks of flowers left in them. Others are simply reaching the end of their natural...

Deadhead, feed or leave it alone? Late-summer p...

7 min read

By mid-August, plenty of plants are starting to look a little tired. Some still have weeks of flowers left in them. Others are simply reaching the end of their natural...

What to plant in August in Dublin gardens

What to plant in August in Dublin gardens

7 min read

August is not too late to plant in a Dublin garden, but it is a month for choosing carefully. The right plants can settle in well, fill gaps, refresh pots...

What to plant in August in Dublin gardens

7 min read

August is not too late to plant in a Dublin garden, but it is a month for choosing carefully. The right plants can settle in well, fill gaps, refresh pots...

What to plant in August in Dublin gardens

What to plant in August in Dublin gardens

6 min read

August is not too late to plant, but it is a month for choosing carefully.

What to plant in August in Dublin gardens

6 min read

August is not too late to plant, but it is a month for choosing carefully.