Paraic’s Plant Of The Month: June 2018

The June plant of the month is the Gazania Giant Orange, a member of the Asteraceae family. A native of South Africa, the Gazania Giant Orange creates a stunning show of colour in a warm, sunny position in the garden. It has a dramatic, daisy-like bloom and comes in shades of …

Paraic’s Top 5 Gardens At Bloom 2018

Since the first show in 2007, Bord Bia has grown Bloom to become the largest showcase of food, drink and horticulture in Ireland. Today, Bloom spans over 70 acres in the Phoenix Park and this year includes 20 show gardens, 13 postcard gardens, 50 floral and botanical art displays, 200 …

Horkans Compost: The Batman To Your Robin!

It has been an exciting week for one of our loyal customers and Facebook friends, Anne Conlon. As she began preparations in her garden for the summer ahead, she was greeted with a very chirpy surprise… nesting! Tucked inside her bag of Horkans compost was a little Robin who had …

Horkans Introduce New Range Of Artificial Plants

“Simple. Realistic. Beautiful.”Paraic Horkan All aboard!! As we continue our journey of transformation at Horkans we are very grateful to everyone who is joining us on this voyage. We hope you have enjoyed every stop thus far. Next up, is our brand new range of artificial plants. An artificial plant …