The word shamrock comes from the Irish seamróg, meaning young clover. Associated with St Patrick, who used the shamrock to ...

Here are some of the annual, biennial and perennial flowering plants which I've found proved a magnet for bees, hoverflies and other insects when grown from seed in Ireland.

We got a real sense of what it must be like to live somewhere gorgeously warm and sunny over the course of a decent chunk of April and May, with long spells of dry weather and blue skies turning ...

114ac upland farm includes two derelict cottages while coastal holding has acre and a half of outbuildings that are ‘ripe for renovation’ The 114ac mountain farm Nearly 140ac of farmland in ...

IT is no surprise that the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, should visit the Burren in Co Clare, as part of their four-day official visit to Ireland ...

The King has visited the Royal Windsor Flower Show, which this year is inspired by an idea from his book. Charles, who has a passion for gardening, stopped to smell the flowers during his visit ...

Many of Ireland’s backroads lead to ancient Megalithic structures that beckon one to imagine what life would have been like between 4600 and 600 BC when most stone circles and dolmens (portal ...

Spreading them around your flower beds helps to slow and prevent weed growth. The chips also lock in moisture and help your plants stay cool in the summer. They can also be used decoratively ...

GARDEN-lovers are buzzing for these pretty "solar flowers" from Amazon which come in five colours - and they are an absolute bargain. The Solar Flower Lights are priced at just £20.99 and can be ...

Nestled in the forested rolling hills of Connemara, reflected in the calm waters of a lake, Kylemore Castle impresses as much by its romantic silhouette as by the singular history that saw it become a ...