Paraic’s Tips For Your Garden In October

As the leaves fall from their branches, our gardens are filled with wonderful, warming colours. Autumn is a wonderful time of year and there is so much that can be done in the outdoors. Here we outline what you can do in your garden in October. Lawn Care – Remove …

Paraic’s Tips For Your Garden In September

September in the garden is a great time to pause and re-think and get busy. September is natures time for replanting, sowing, feeding – in preparation for Spring.  Many of our garden trees and flowers are producing seeds and berries to start a new generation of plants. It’s the ideal …

Zero Lawn Moss

Lawn Care Weekend at Horkans

Are you looking for lawn care advice? Is your lawn looking dull, lime green, full of stubborn weeds and moss?  Then you need to visit Horkans Garden Centres this weekend.  Autumn is the best time to start your lawn care. Horkans are kicking off lawn care season with a weekend …

Paraic’s Tips For Your Garden In June

“Hello, June. It’s been a while since I seen you last.” June embraces the start of the summer colour, including popular cottage garden plants like scented lavenders, colourful lupins, exotic lilies and dozens of perennial flowering plants. Many of the perennial plants flower from now until early autumn and come …

Family with daffodils

Horkans: How to Shop with us.

Important Update 4th January 2022 We very much appreciate you making Horkans your choice for your gardening needs and also supporting a local 100% Irish-owned family run business. Covid has put huge pressures both professionally and personally on every citizen in the country over the past two years and now …

Potato Blight. Take Action NOW.

29th July 2022  Met eireann warning. There is a potato blight warning in place – take action now.  Weather conditions over the next fews days will favour the spread of potato and tomato blight – you should take action now to prevent damage to your crop.  So, how do we …