Gardening with Paraic

How long have we had this curious human instinct to choose a piece of ground, enclose it, plant it, and care for it? And how have the ideas behind gardens evolved over the past ten thousand years? Joining Pat to discuss is Diarmuid Gavin, award-winning garden designer joined Pat ...  Show more

While all eyes might be on the White House for St Patrick’s Day this year, celebrations are already underway around the world. For the first time ever, every Government minister is travelling abroad to mark the occasion. Our reporter Jessica Woodlock spoke with the Tánaiste in Lo ...  Show more

Gardening with Paraic Horkan 

This week the Gardeners' Corner roadshow comes from the seaside town of Bangor in Co Down. On the panel Brendan Little and Cherry Townsend who answer questions from members of Bangor Horticultural Society. Lots of gardening advice on everything from the perfect plants for seaside ...  Show more

In this week's Gardeners' Corner a visit to Rowallane's walled garden reveals majestic artichokes and other plants which love sheltered conditions. Ann Fitzsimmons talks about her summer veg plan, growing melons in her greenhouse and how to harvest seed from early summer flowerin ...  Show more

Relationships are a lot like gardens – they require consistent care and attention in order to thrive. We often admire beautiful gardens all while being ignorant or oblivious to the work that it took to create such a garden. Relationships are quite similar, aren't they? Just like ...  Show more