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The journal
Reading for the Irish garden
Twenty pieces on soil, structure and the plants that actually settle in an Irish garden — written from twelve acres in Celbridge.
Soil & Ground
Reading the ground before you spend anything on it.
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Irish Conditions
Wind, salt and water — the three things that actually decide what lives here.
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Design Principles
Structure, depth and rhythm: the decisions that come before the plant list.
Nothing published in this category yet.
Choosing Plants
How to judge a plant on the bench, and what to ask before you buy it.
Nothing published in this category yet.
Planting & Care
Getting them in the ground properly, and keeping them alive afterwards.
- Pruning Without Fear: The Principles That Cover Most Shrubs Pruning frightens people because it feels irreversible. It is not. A handful of principles covers most garden shrubs, and almost...
- Watering New Plantings: How Much, How Often, and When to Stop More new plants are lost to drought in Ireland than gardeners believe, and plenty are lost in a wet summer....
- Pot-Grown, Bare-Root or Root-Balled? How to Buy Plants Well The same plant can be sold three ways, at three very different prices, with three different chances of thriving. Knowing...
- How to Plant a Tree or Shrub Properly Most trees and shrubs lost in Irish gardens are not killed by cold or disease. They are killed slowly by...