Some of the
plants that will brighten your
garden right now.
Plant troubles
— beech dieback.
Seasonal
checklist, basic maintenance,
things to try now, plant of the
month.
What is this
plant smothering my hedge? How do
I look after a lemon tree? Can
the ash from my fire be used in
the garden? Which plant can I use
to fill a gap?
Features:
Travel:
Looking out for interesting
gardens at home and abroad.
Courses:
Making a career of horticulture.
Travel:
Forests and flowers — Daphne
Pochin Mould writes about the
greening of Iceland.
Project —
pruning a butterfly bush. In just
5 minutes — try polyanthus,
the silver sword and a pretty
winter-flowering shrub.
Beginner’s tip. Decoding
plant names. On the wild side.
What are soil fungi? Sandra
O’Hagan lives with the enemy
— nettles!
Midland—Mary
Waldron plants a special tree.
East—Finola
Reid loves heavy pruning.
South—Brian
Cross has made a dramatic change.
Dick Warner
keeps a watch on the winter bird
visitors.
Gabriele Sanio
draws a design for a
compartmented garden and we
recommend suitable plants.
John
Cushnie’s column on this and
that in gardening.
Two of our
Dublin readers take up our offer
to spend £200.
Jane Powers goes
down the tourist route to
Ilnacullin.
Oriental
elegance — the flowering
quince or japonica is a colourful
shrub for this time of year, says
Elisabeth Bennett.
A town garden in
Vancouver with bold sculptural
foliage and clever colour.
‘Ladies of
the land’ — Mary
Forrest and Valerie Ingram tell
the story of some early
opportunities for women in
horticulture.
Harold Lawlor
recommends three good plants.
Loretto Mooney
discusses plants for a dry site.
What’s new?
— Mary Keenan discusses the
pick of flower seeds for 2001.
The Irish
Garden is Ireland’s gardening monthly-
written by Irish gardeners for Irish gardeners. A
general gardening magazine covering a wide range
of topics -practical information, plant profiles,
lots of ideas for your garden.
The Garden Net
— on-line with Jane Powers.
Update 54
Kitchen Garden 56
Swiss chard — chef
Paul Cartwright gives recipes and we give
growing instructions.
