Spring is here and new projects are underway which invariably involve some hard landscaping. New pathways and fencing can look harsh when first installed but a bit of hedging is a great way to ...

There’s still time to buy roses, fruit trees, hedging and perennials as bare root plants – which means they’re not as pretty when they arrive as they won’t be in flower, but given a bit of time to ...

Spring has sprung and if you want to give your garden a revamp before summer, now is the perfect time to get planting. This time of year there are plenty of options to get your garden looking fresh ...

ECHOING the prevailing political sentiment across Ireland, I’m using this week’s column to highlight the advantages of a soft boundary over its hard counterparts. Wooden fences, stone walls, gabions, ...

If you want a garden boundary that looks good – and is green in every sense of the word – then you can’t go far wrong with a hedge. They come in two forms: either container-grown or “bare root” plants ...

I planted a beech hedge in March using young bare-root plants. I made sure to water it during the very warm dry weather in late spring, but even so, some of the leaves turned brown and many of the ...

Between November and March to April is a period known as the bare-root season. This is much a cheaper way to buy plants to fill your garden. During this time of year, hedging plants, roses, some ...

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Spring is here and new projects are underway which invariably involve some hard landscaping. New pathways and fencing can look harsh when first installed but a bit of hedging is a great way to ...