Gardening tips and Advice for Irish gardens - Month by month

We have recently started this fantastic frequently asked questions just for you! The aim is to build it into a comprehensive month by month gardening guide, one you can dip in and out of as the seasons change.

• Early April.

Setting Magnolia | Cutting back Apple trees | Wild flower meadows

• Mid April

Poly tunnels | Tree care | Briars and Garden Clearance

• End of April

Privet hedge | Buttercups | Setting Red Robin

• Early May

 Scented plants | Philadelphus (Mock orange) - 'Richard Grey' lavender - 'Night scented stock'. Low maintenance hedges.

• Mid May

  'A better alternative to Leylandii ~ Thuja' Q.4. Dealing with Hedges.  Leylandii vs Thuja | Getting rid of dandelions | Growing clematis.

• Late May

 Lavender Hidcote - Ivy Gold Heart - Roses Rhapsody in blue.

• Early June

 Growing plants in pots | Making compost | Fragrant climbing roses | Growing Oak Trees

• Mid to late June

 Horsetail or Marestail Weed killer | Getting rid of Ground Elder | Promoting Apple Growth on your Apple Tree | Dealing with Vine Weevil

• Growing from Seed in June

  How to grow Hellebores from seed
  

• July | Growing vegetables

 How to grow Runner Beans | Bolt hardy Beetroot | Amsterdam forcing Carrots | and more in your Garden

Popular tips and advice:

Dealing with, and getting rid of Moss!

Drainage. Building a French drain within your garden for better drainage.

Getting rid of garden pests (Greenfly | Slugs and Snails | Even cats!!)

Setting Bamboo - Dealing with Ivy.