How to Garden - Gardening Tips & Advice for the Irish Garden

Seeds for Windowsill Sowing

Jan

13

2016

Gardening does not have to be limited by space. Even the smallest of spaces can be used to grow your own vegetable, herb & salad crops. A bright windowsill is an ideal location not only to start your seeds & seedlings but it is also a great place to grow some crops all the way ...

Growing Brassica Seeds & Pest Control

Jan

13

2016

The family of brassica plants is a large group of vegetables which are amongst the most popular of vegetable seeds grown in Ireland. The family of brassicas includes cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sprouts and Chinese cabbage. In terms of crop rotation groups, the brassica rotation group also includes swedes & turnips. This is because brassicas ...

Dahlia – Plant Profile (Arabian Nights)

Dec

3

2015

Dahlia Arabian Nights Shape & Size Grow Dahlia Tubers or plants and they will grow into full size plants with 5 years Final Height: 70 – 100cm Final Spread: 50 – 75cm Spacing: 75cm Growth: Moderate / Fast Dahlias are grown for their big blooms in late Summer. There are a massive array of Dahlia ...

Spraying Roses

Dec

3

2015

Rose care involves a lot of work & care during the year. Many gardeners shy away from growing roses because of this, but with a little know-how & practice anyone can grow perfect roses year after year. Having the right growing conditions is the first hurdle and if you don’t get this right before planting ...

Christmas Gift Ideas for Gardeners

Nov

24

2015

Why not get the one you love the most a gardening gift this Christmas? You can find gifts for young & old that won’t break the bank! Because we at The Garden Shop Love gardening we know all of the best gardening gifts and want you to know all about them too. Below is a ...

Recycling Bin Dos & Don’ts

Oct

23

2015

Given the week that is in it, we at The Garden Shop have decided to clear up some of the confusion around our recycling bins and figure what exactly what can and can’t be recycling and disposed of in our recycling bins at home. In Ireland each person accumulates around 35Kg of plastic waste each ...

How to Grow Wheatgrass Seeds

Oct

22

2015

Wheatgrass and other sprouting seeds are becoming more and more popular as people’s awareness of the benefits of such food grows. Wheatgrass seeds are considered a superfood thanks to its high levels of beneficial proteins which are essential building blocks as well as high levels of vitamins including A, B, C, E, l and K. ...

Build your Own Garden Furniture

Aug

31

2015

Sometimes gardening is best when we do it ourselves. We can really appreciate a piece of garden furniture, bench or table if we put our own sweat into it and we maybe put our own ‘twist’ on it. If you build it yourself then you gain a certain ownership and sentimentality that you would not ...

Seaweed Fertiliser by Atlantic Gold

Aug

31

2015

Soil conditioning is an important step in gardening and vegetable growing. The condition of your soil will have a huge impact on the quality of the garden flowers and the size of your harvest. While we have little influence on weather conditions and sun levels, we can greatly influence our soils conditions and with this ...

Wildflower Seeds For Weddings

Aug

17

2015

Something that is becoming more and more clear as my own wedding draws close is that you can’t do it all on a shoe-string! In fact, it turns out, that weddings can be quite an expensive affair!! So money saving ideas can certainly come in handy in the build up to the big day! One ...