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Christmas Hyacinth - 5 Bulbs Fill the home with scent and coloir for Christmas White Hyacinth, Comment Planter, Spring Flowering Bulbs, Bright Rooms, Holly Berries, Vintage Cups, Plantation, Garden Styles, Gardening Tips

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Christmas Hyacinth - 5 Bulbs Fill the home with scent and coloir for Christmas

How to Keep Slugs and Snails Away from Plants - Have a look at some environmentally sound and sustainable ways of keeping slugs and snails away from plants. Copper Tape, Pet Friendly Slug Pellets and Natural Repellants are all possibilities as are Beer Traps and more Slug, Snails, Garden Design, Tape, Beer, Copper, Natural, Plants

How to Keep Slugs and Snails Away from Plants - Have a look at some environmentally sound and sustainable ways of keeping slugs and snails away from plants. Copper Tape, Pet Friendly Slug Pellets and Natural Repellants are all possibilities as are Beer Traps and more

How to Make a Hanging Basket in under 60 seconds - 6 Easy Steps to making your own perfect hanging basket in under 60 seconds. Plants For Raised Beds, Raised Garden Beds, Organic Gardening, Drought Resistant Plants, Growing Lettuce, Herbaceous Border, Small Garden Design

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How to Make a Hanging Basket in under 60 seconds - 6 Easy Steps to making your own perfect hanging basket in under 60 seconds.

Which is the Best Plant Food to use for Your Garden - Confused by all the Plant Foods and Fertilisers available in your local garden centre or diy store. Have a look at this video where I share which ones I think are a 'must have' and worth a place in all garden sheds Garden Sheds, Natural Air Purifier

Natural Air Purifier

Which is the Best Plant Food to use for Your Garden - Confused by all the Plant Foods and Fertilisers available in your local garden centre or diy store. Have a look at this video where I share which ones I think are a 'must have' and worth a place in all garden sheds

How to clean your patio and kill weeds organically - I want to enjoy my patio and decked area this summer but first I want to clean it and kill the weeds using products which wont harm local wildlife and insect life Wildlife, Patio, Cleaning, Summer, Products, Summer Time, Home Cleaning, Gadget

How to clean your patio and kill weeds organically - I want to enjoy my patio and decked area this summer but first I want to clean it and kill the weeds using products which wont harm local wildlife and insect life

Organic Gardening products - The Irish Gardener, Peter Dowdall talks to Duncan Stewart of RTE programme Eco Eye about some of the more natural and organic gardening products and he highlights the dangers of using some of the more damaging garden chemicals Irish, Highlights, Eye, Irish Language, Luminizer

Organic Gardening products - The Irish Gardener, Peter Dowdall talks to Duncan Stewart of RTE programme Eco Eye about some of the more natural and organic gardening products and he highlights the dangers of using some of the more damaging garden chemicals

How to use plants in your Garden Design - How to combine plants in your garden for best effect looking at aspects such as colour, texture, structure and repetition Texture, Colour, Surface Finish, Color, Landscape Designs, Plant

Landscape Designs

How to use plants in your Garden Design - How to combine plants in your garden for best effect looking at aspects such as colour, texture, structure and repetition

Organic Slug and Snail Control - I spoke with Duncan Stewart on the RTE Eco Eye programme recently and we chatted about environmentally sound gardening methods and in particular some organic and safe ways of controlling slugs and snails in the garden

Organic Slug and Snail Control - I spoke with Duncan Stewart on the RTE Eco Eye programme recently and we chatted about environmentally sound gardening methods and in particular some organic and safe ways of controlling slugs and snails in the garden

Add A Splash Of Colour To Your Garden - Don't look at walls and sheds in your garden as challenges to be overcome and obscured as quickly and as cheaply as possible. Rather look at them as opportunities to bring the colour in your garden upwards, to bring another dimension to your outdoor space. Sheds, Color Splash, Challenges, Walls, Outdoor Structures, Space

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Add A Splash Of Colour To Your Garden - Don't look at walls and sheds in your garden as challenges to be overcome and obscured as quickly and as cheaply as possible. Rather look at them as opportunities to bring the colour in your garden upwards, to bring another dimension to your outdoor space.

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Grow Your Own Herbs in a Pot - Even if you have no garden and live in a city centre apartment , there's no reason for you not to be able to grow your own herbs and have a ready supply of fresh flavours outside your door. In this video I used a strawberry pot to grow a selection of herbs that I will use in my kitchen. It;s another Container Garden Idea Strawberry Pots

Strawberry Pots

Grow Your Own Herbs in a Pot - Even if you have no garden and live in a city centre apartment , there's no reason for you not to be able to grow your own herbs and have a ready supply of fresh flavours outside your door. In this video I used a strawberry pot to grow a selection of herbs that I will use in my kitchen. It;s another Container Garden Idea

How to Plant a Flower Garden in A Raised Bed - I used some perennial plants in a raised garden bed to add some colour to a patch right outside my office door. These plants will come back each year providing lots of colour and so I wont have to plant the bed each year. Nice small garden design idea Plant Design, Raised Beds, Garden Leave, Hardy Plants, Perennials, Perennial Gardens

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How to Plant a Flower Garden in A Raised Bed - I used some perennial plants in a raised garden bed to add some colour to a patch right outside my office door. These plants will come back each year providing lots of colour and so I wont have to plant the bed each year. Nice small garden design idea

How to Change the Color of a Hydrangea - DO you have a pink Hydrangea and want to change the flower colour to blue or you want to turn a blue flowering one pink. Let me show you how, its easy. Hydrangeas are pH sensitive and their flower colour is determined by th pH of the soil. You can alter that and thus change the colour of the blooms Pink Hydrangea, Hydrangeas, Flower Colour, Colorful Flowers, Ph, Bloom, Change

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How to Change the Color of a Hydrangea - DO you have a pink Hydrangea and want to change the flower colour to blue or you want to turn a blue flowering one pink. Let me show you how, its easy. Hydrangeas are pH sensitive and their flower colour is determined by th pH of the soil. You can alter that and thus change the colour of the blooms

How to grow Lettuce and Sweet Pea from Seed - Lettuce will take about five weeks to go from seed to your plate in the kitchen and can be grown throughout the year. Sweet Peas are also easy to grow from seed and if sown during the autumn, you will have stronger plants earlier in teh following year. Have a look at this video andI will show you how easy it is to grow lettuce and sweet pea from seed. Growing Seeds, Sweet Peas, Desserts, Easy, Plate, Food

How to grow Lettuce and Sweet Pea from Seed - Lettuce will take about five weeks to go from seed to your plate in the kitchen and can be grown throughout the year. Sweet Peas are also easy to grow from seed and if sown during the autumn, you will have stronger plants earlier in teh following year. Have a look at this video andI will show you how easy it is to grow lettuce and sweet pea from seed.

Tips for Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs - It always pays to think ahead in the garden. The autumn is the perfect time to plant flower bulbs for masses of colour in the garden next spring. Daffodils, Tulips, Crocus, Snowdrops, Hyacinths and more can all be started in the Fall of the year for spring flowering. Have a loook at the video and I will give you some tips for planting spring flowering bulbs Daffodils, Tulips, Bulb Flowers, Fall, Planting

Tips for Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs - It always pays to think ahead in the garden. The autumn is the perfect time to plant flower bulbs for masses of colour in the garden next spring. Daffodils, Tulips, Crocus, Snowdrops, Hyacinths and more can all be started in the Fall of the year for spring flowering. Have a loook at the video and I will give you some tips for planting spring flowering bulbs

How to Make Your Garden a Haven for Wildlife - We rely on Wildlife in the garden every bit as much as they rely on us. Did you know that birds and hedgehogs will feast on slugs and snails and that one ladybird can eat up to 20,000 greenfly. Be careful not to use chemicals in the garden and have a look at this video to see a few more simple things you can do to make your garden wildlife friendly. Foliage Plants, Flowering Plants, Months In A Year, Planting Flowers, Hedgehogs, Simple Things, Make It Yourself

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How to Make Your Garden a Haven for Wildlife - We rely on Wildlife in the garden every bit as much as they rely on us. Did you know that birds and hedgehogs will feast on slugs and snails and that one ladybird can eat up to 20,000 greenfly. Be careful not to use chemicals in the garden and have a look at this video to see a few more simple things you can do to make your garden wildlife friendly.

Drought Resistant Plants, Lawns and more - A piece I did on the RTE Today Show recently on How to treat your lawn after a drought and Which drought resistant plants to use in the garden along with other measures you can take to ensure your garden is a drought resistant garden Lawns, Today Show, Yard Design

Drought Resistant Plants, Lawns and more - A piece I did on the RTE Today Show recently on How to treat your lawn after a drought and Which drought resistant plants to use in the garden along with other measures you can take to ensure your garden is a drought resistant garden

How To Prepare Your Garden For Winter in 3 Easy Steps - Pepare your garden for winter by applying a lawn fertiliser that is lower in Nitrogen than the summer feeds. Lawn Gold Winter Protect is ideal as it also maintains correct pH to prevent moss growth. Take care to clean slippy paths and patios with a probiotic and environmentally sound cleaner and lastly protect those plants which may be at risk from low temperatures by using Horticultural fleece Lawn Fertilizer

Lawn Fertilizer

How To Prepare Your Garden For Winter in 3 Easy Steps - Pepare your garden for winter by applying a lawn fertiliser that is lower in Nitrogen than the summer feeds. Lawn Gold Winter Protect is ideal as it also maintains correct pH to prevent moss growth. Take care to clean slippy paths and patios with a probiotic and environmentally sound cleaner and lastly protect those plants which may be at risk from low temperatures by using Horticultural fleece

Help the Wildlife and Promote Biodiversity in your Garden - It's not just Rudolph who needs a treat left out during the winter. Have a look as I chat with Daithi on the RTE 1 Today Show about the importance of helping wildlife in your garden and how to help them. Summer Flowers

Help the Wildlife and Promote Biodiversity in your Garden - It's not just Rudolph who needs a treat left out during the winter. Have a look as I chat with Daithi on the RTE 1 Today Show about the importance of helping wildlife in your garden and how to help them.

The greatest Tip for a Moss Free Lawn - Now is the time to take action if you want to remove moss from your lawn and ensure a moss free lawn for the year ahead. Pre treating now with Lawn Gold Extra will ensure that your lawn remains has a great start to being moss free and well fed Take Action, Lawn, Gold, Free, Grass

The greatest Tip for a Moss Free Lawn - Now is the time to take action if you want to remove moss from your lawn and ensure a moss free lawn for the year ahead. Pre treating now with Lawn Gold Extra will ensure that your lawn remains has a great start to being moss free and well fed

How to Grow House Plants as Air Purifiers - House Plants are easy to grow if you give them teh right conditions. They also work as fantastic, natural air purifiers. Home Air Purifier, House Plants, Indoor House Plants, Houseplants

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How to Grow House Plants as Air Purifiers - House Plants are easy to grow if you give them teh right conditions. They also work as fantastic, natural air purifiers.

How to Plant Dahlia and Begonia Tubers - Plant Dahlia and Tuberous Begonias in spring for masses of flower colour later in the summer., Start off Dahlia and Begonia tubers in pots. Have a look at the video where I share a few tips for success Tuberous Begonia

Tuberous Begonia

How to Plant Dahlia and Begonia Tubers - Plant Dahlia and Tuberous Begonias in spring for masses of flower colour later in the summer., Start off Dahlia and Begonia tubers in pots. Have a look at the video where I share a few tips for success

How to Use Foliage plants for Colour in your Garden - Beauty in the garden doesn’t only come from flowers. Plants which provide attractive foliage can bring just as much drama and impact to your garden as flowering plants. All the plants which I use in this video are evergreen which means that they bring their magical colour to your garden during each of the twelve months of the year and don’t just provide interest over a few short months.

How to Use Foliage plants for Colour in your Garden - Beauty in the garden doesn’t only come from flowers. Plants which provide attractive foliage can bring just as much drama and impact to your garden as flowering plants. All the plants which I use in this video are evergreen which means that they bring their magical colour to your garden during each of the twelve months of the year and don’t just provide interest over a few short months.

VIDEO: Peter Dowdall - Lavender, a fantastic addition to any garden. | Irish Examiner Provence Lavender, Dried Lavender Flowers, Lavender Garden, Purple Garden, Lavender Fields, Like Fine Wine, Headache Remedies, New Roots, Lavandula Angustifolia

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VIDEO: Peter Dowdall is potty about DIY food | Irish Examiner Ornamental Plants, Different Plants, Diy Food, Compost, Weed, How To Become, Articles

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