A Potting Shed Diary: Sowing Seeds for a New Season
An inside look at our nursery operations as we kick off the spring seed sowing schedules.
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Wildlife-Friendly Gardening: Attracting Pollinators in Leitrim
How to design a garden that acts as a haven for native bees, hoverflies, and butterflies.
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The Importance of Soil Health: Clay is Not the Enemy
Why clay soil is actually a nutritional goldmine and how to unlock its potential.
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Peat-Free Potting Mixes: Finding the Right Balance
Understanding the components of peat-free compost and how to mix your own potting soils.
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A Guide to Growing Wild Irish Foxgloves
How to cultivate Digitalis purpurea for dramatic vertical structures and happy bumblebees.
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Turk’s Cap Lilies: A Shade Garden Showstopper
Cultivating Lilium martagon for elegant speckled blooms in dappled woodland shade.
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Wood Spurge: Lighting Up Dark Garden Corners
How to use Euphorbia amygdaloides to bring evergreen structure and bright chartreuse color to dry shade.
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Designing a Cottage Garden in the West of Ireland
Design tips for creating an informal, romantic cottage garden using tough, rain-acclimated plants.
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Late Summer Seed Collecting: Harvesting Your Wildflowers
Learn how to harvest, dry, and store seeds from your garden flowers for sowing next spring.
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The Wonders of Yarrow: Medicine, Pollinators, and Soil
Highlighting Achillea millefolium, a native wildflower with deep roots and high ecological value.