The cold spell has brought with it good weather for planting spring flowering bulbs, particularly tulips, says OLIVE RYAN. 

In The Garden columnist, OLIVE RYAN, pays a visit to Ireland's first eco-village. 

OLIVE RYAN takes a look at some of the trees which might be more suitable for smaller gardens. 

There are some questions which need to be considered at the early stages before going to the garden centre, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

OLIVE RYAN looks at the steps we can take this month to benefit our gardens throughout the winter and into spring. 

Autumn is a very colourful month, and nothing provides more appropriate seasonal colour than pumpkins, with their cheerful coats of orange, yellow, green, grey/blue, says OLIVE RYAN. 

Autumn is a great time to get roots into the ground and established before the growing season begins once more. 

This week’s article is by Kerstin Schafer who completed her horticultural training at Heidelberg Botanical Gardens in Germany and now works as a full time gardener at Blarney Castle Gardens

This week, OLIVE RYAN looks at autumn in the garden and discusses giving consideration to the plants that suit our dry summers

This week’s article is written by Kerstin Schafer who completed her horticultural training at Heidelberg Botanical Gardens in Germany and now works as a full time gardener at Blarney Castle Gardens

The culmination of the last few months is now bearing fruit, literally, but there's some work in the garden to do before autumn, writes OLIVE RYAN

Kerstin Schafer took a trip to Glenview Gardens in west Cork. Kerstin completed her horticultural training at Heidelberg Botanical Gardens in Germany and now works as a full time gardener at Blarney Castle Gardens

Olive Ryan discusses hedges, ripening crops, and preparing for autumn. 

Olive Ryan shares her simple tips on caring for plants during water restrictions, plus, she has advice on getting the most from your crops. 

We need to help plants to adapt to the changing weather conditions which we experience, and providing growing conditions which will enable them to survive and grow independently is the ideal, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

The first catalogue of seed for sale was produced in 2004 and the business has gone from strength to strength since then.

Harvesting has begun in the kitchen garden with fruits ripening well in the summer sunshine, and it looks like it will be a good year for fruit harvests of all descriptions this year, writes OLIVE RYAB

The heavy showers and favourable temperatures are making for some seriously good growing conditions, particularly in the polytunnel and glasshouse, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

Olive Ryan has advice on the 'Chelsea Chop', growing roses, and controlling aphids in this week's column. 

Weeding is high on the list of priorities in the garden this month as, when conditions for growth become favourable for cultivated plants, it also becomes good for weeds, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

At this time of year, there is nothing like observing what appears in the gravel, writes OLIVE RYAN in her weekly column. 

Growth is going into overdrive and the garden is beginning to fill with folliage, writes OLIVE RYAN in her weekly column. 

Rain showers have been the order of the day this week, and are a welcome arrival, writes OLIVE RYAN in her weekly column. 

There is lots of speculation at this time of the year about impending signs of a good summer ahead, and some of these signs look favourable writes OLIVE RYAN. 

Good housekeeping and hygiene from the outset this spring will ensure successful growing, writes OLIVE RYAN in her weekly column. 

Spring is a great time to apply mulch to the surface of the soil, particularly after weeds have been removed, writes OLIVE RYAN in her weekly column. 

If you are at the beginning of your growing journey, then it is a good idea to get familiar with the microclimate in your garden, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

This weekend marks the annual milestone in the gardening calendar that is St Patrick’s Day, and it will be spent weeding, spreading garden compost, and planting seed potatoes in the polytunnel, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

With the destruction that occurred during Storm Éowyn particularly this winter, which took down more than 5,000 hectares of commercial forestry plus many more tree specimens, planting more trees was never more important, writes OLIVE RYAN

There are a few jobs in the garden that are good to get completed this side of St Patrick’s Day, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

There is plenty to be done in the garden right now, and getting the window of weather to do it in is the challenge, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

In her weekly gardening column, OLIVE RYAN says we need to consider tree planting, what to plant, and where to plant moving forward.

Today is the first day of a new month, and some would say the first official day of spring, writes Olive Ryan. 

It makes sense to attempt to future-proof planting trees and shrubs that can cope with different growing conditions in our temperate climate, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

The importance of plants cannot be under-estimated in the protection of the soil, habitat creation, and furnishing the landscape with interest and beauty, writes OLIVE RYAN.

During the cold weather, it is certainly not a good time to be working with the soil, writes OLIVE RYAN

There is always such a different feeling in the new year than at the end of December, as a new growing season awaits, and this year it does feel imminent indeed, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

It is always good to have a plan for the year ahead, and before making one for 2025, it is a good idea to reflect on the year just past, writes OLIVE RYAN. 

In this week's column, OLIVE RYAN shares details of a recent visit to Kilmacurragh. In the region of 120 trees were knocked there as a result of Storm Darragh including a silver fir (Abies alba) that was brought to the gardens from the Avondale Estate in 1790. 

In this week's column, OLIVE RYAN says evergreens can be very useful for providing structure in the garden over the winter months, as well as being used in seasonal indoor and outdoor floral creations like wreaths. 

In this week's column, Olive Ryan shares her gift ideas for the gardener in your life. 

Olive Ryan pays a visit to Russborough House and explains why now is a good time to gather leaves. 

In her weekly gardening column, Olive Ryan says it is time to consider planting for the months ahead. 

Olive Ryan shares some advice on getting winter ready in her weekly gardening column. 

This week's article is written by Kerstin Schafer, who completed her horticulural training at Heidelberg Botanical Gardens in Germany, and now works as a full-time gardener at Blarney Castle Gardens. 

Olive Ryan shares some advice in her weekly gardening column

There is lots to do in the garden as the season winds down and harvesting continues, says Olive Ryan

Olive Ryan visits Glashnacree House and Gardens, situated in Derryquinn, Sneem,

Olive Ryan visits a garden in County Kerry in her weekly gardening column

Olive Ryan visits a garden in County Kerry in her weekly column