Geraniums to flower in the garden year after year are Geraniums. Geraniums which are for the pots, hanging baskets and…
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I adore a good cup of coffee, whether it’s hot or iced I’m there. I love visiting The Counter Deli…
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DD GARDENING: WHY NOT ADD A BAMBOO TO YOUR GARDEN?
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoLong summer evenings sitting in the back garden are enhanced with the addition of movement and sound, whether it be…
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DD GARDENING: GET BLOOMING DOWN TO DUBLIN THIS WEEKEND WITH GARETH AUSTIN
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoGARDENING WITH GARETH: I’ll be one of the expected 100,000+ which will visit Bord Bia’s annual Bloom festival, which opened…
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DD GARDENING: MY HEART IS BLEEDING with GARETH AUSTIN
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoSome garden plants have big, bright vulgar displays of colour, shouting from the rooftops how big and bright they are…
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DD GARDENING: FROM MY HEAD TO-MY-TOES – with GARETH AUSTIN
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoTomatoes are a real worthwhile crop to grow and with the wealth of varieties on offer there are tomatoes suitable…
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A common sight I see when visiting gardens is Greenhouses and Polytunnels with their doors sitting closed in good weather.…
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DD GARDENING: TAKING THE ‘P’ IN THE GARDEN – by GARETH AUSTIN
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoMany an old gardening book is filled with reference to ‘Victorian Night Water’, this rather poetic sounding name refers to…
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DD GARDENING: HOW DO YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF HORSETAIL
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoHorsetail is a devil of a weed – when you have it….you really have it! Horsetail or to give it…
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The 3rd Donegal Raphoe Cub Scouts spent an evening farming at Ballyholey Farm with Donegal Daily’s resident Horticulturist Gareth Austin…
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DD GARDENING: A TASTE OF ITALY IN DONEGAL – by GARETH AUSTIN
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoWhen we think about Italian Food a key ingredient which always come to mind is Basil, gorgeous fresh basil, basil…
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DD GARDENING: COMMUNITY GARDENS TAKING THE STRESS OUT OF LIFE
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoThis week our man in the garden Gareth Austin had a chat with North Donegal community gardener Joanne Butler and…
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Camellias although native to Japan do extremely well here in Donegal. They adore our wet climate and peaty soil, indeed…
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DD GARDENING WITH GARETH – ‘HORSE THE MANURE INTO IT BOSS’!
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoIt’s the time of Spring Cleaning around the home, indeed I was listening to Sean Moncreiff on Newstalk the other…
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GARDENING – YOUNG HORTICULTURALIST OF YEAR PROVES FRUITFUL FOR DONEGAL MAN
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoThis past week I had the great pleasure of attending the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition, organised by the…
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CAST A SPELL WITH WITCH HAZEL – GARDENING WITH GARETH
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoThink about winter and you rarely think about the garden, for many the ‘end of season’ chop down in November…
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GARDENING WITH GARETH – GETTING CHILLY WITH THE CHILLIES!
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoJanuary is a month that’s easy to slip by “There’s nothing to do in the garden”., “It’s too cold/wet to…
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‘I’M CHITTING IT’ – GARDENING WITH GARETH
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoI’m already thinking about Spring here at Horticulture HQ in Newtowncunningham where Christmas is but an interruption to my gardening!…
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The winter months can be a challenging one for both gardener and garden, light levels are low, rain levels are…
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A BERRY GOOD SHOW FOR WINTER – GARDENING WITH GARETH
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoHolly branches laden with berries are classic Christmas decorations, indeed many a gardener has awoken to find his holly tree…