Paraic Horkan’s hints tips and tricks for everything gardening. Here you will find all you need to keep your garden looking it’s best, while keeping up to date with what you should be doing in the garden.
Feeding wild birds is more than just an enjoyable activity. In the cold, dark months when foraging food becomes hard, feeding birds can be the difference between life and death. It helps in rewilding nature to help preserve diverse bird species. For the autumn months, wild birds need to prepare …
Do you fancy a wildflower patch or strip in your garden? Well, the good news is, you don’t need acres of land to create your own wildflower meadow! Now is the ideal time to sow wildflower seeds and bulbs in your garden. By late spring and summer, you’ll be delighted …
Do you dream of a blossoming garden in spring time next year? If you do, the best time to start planting flower bulbs is now! If you start planting in September, October and early November, you will have a garden of splendid colours from January to June next year! Start …
The October plant of the month is the liquidamber styraciflua tree. It is is commonly known as the red-gum or american sweetgum tree. It is a medium – large deciduous tree grown for its alternate, maple-like leaves. Throughout autumn, the leaves take on a brilliant and long-lasting autumn colour; hence …
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. Care for your lawn …
