Diarmuid Gavin

Diarmuid Gavin is a columnist for Mediahuis Ireland covering the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent.

Home & Garden
Diarmuid Gavin: Bee-friendly plants for colourful flower beds
Home & Garden
Diarmuid Gavin: My stars of the summer garden
Homes
My favourite room: Fusing beauty and sustainability is at the heart of Amanda Pratt’s approach to both business and decorating her 1830s home
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: Why Astrantia is a silent garden star
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: The thorny side of growing roses in a warmer, wetter world
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: Irishman and his wife create jungle-themed showstopper at Chelsea Flower Show
Home & Garden
Diarmuid Gavin: Sweet scents of the summer garden
Gardens
No Mow May: Diarmuid Gavin on why you should put the lawnmower away this month
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: Five small trees perfect for a front garden
Health & Wellbeing
Is 60 the new 40? Five sexagenarians reveal what works for them to stay young and fit... just like Brad Pitt and Michelle Obama
Home & Garden
Growing in pots, clover lawns and exposed borders — Diarmuid Gavin answers your top five gardening questions
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: Get your garden singing the blues with Ceanothus
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: Plant summer bulbs for a colourful plot
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: How to start your own vegetable patch
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: Five of my favourite garden showstoppers
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: We are a nation obsessed with hydrangeas – here’s everything you need to know about growing them
Home & Garden
Diarmuid Gavin: How to plant a rainbow of rhododendrons
Gardens
Diarmuid Gavin: From lawn care to seed sowing, the eight spring garden tasks you should be tackling now
Home & Garden
Diarmuid Gavin: Start your display early with spring blooms
Home & Garden
Diarmuid Gavin on the top garden gripes and how to solve them

Diarmuid Gavin

Diarmuid Gavin: Why we need insects for a healthy garden

Diarmuid Gavin: How to create an accessible garden

Diarmuid Gavin: How to create a striking garden boundary

Diarmuid Gavin: Perfect plants for the garden pond

Diarmuid Gavin: Bee-friendly plants for colourful flower beds

Diarmuid Gavin: My stars of the summer garden

My favourite room: Fusing beauty and sustainability is at the heart of Amanda Pratt’s approach to both business and decorating her 1830s home

Diarmuid Gavin: Why Astrantia is a silent garden star

Diarmuid Gavin: The thorny side of growing roses in a warmer, wetter world

Diarmuid Gavin: Irishman and his wife create jungle-themed showstopper at Chelsea Flower Show

Diarmuid Gavin: Sweet scents of the summer garden

No Mow May: Diarmuid Gavin on why you should put the lawnmower away this month

Diarmuid Gavin: Five small trees perfect for a front garden

Is 60 the new 40? Five sexagenarians reveal what works for them to stay young and fit... just like Brad Pitt and Michelle Obama

Growing in pots, clover lawns and exposed borders — Diarmuid Gavin answers your top five gardening questions

Diarmuid Gavin: Get your garden singing the blues with Ceanothus

Diarmuid Gavin: Plant summer bulbs for a colourful plot

Diarmuid Gavin: How to start your own vegetable patch

Diarmuid Gavin: Five of my favourite garden showstoppers

Diarmuid Gavin: We are a nation obsessed with hydrangeas – here’s everything you need to know about growing them

Diarmuid Gavin: How to plant a rainbow of rhododendrons

Diarmuid Gavin: From lawn care to seed sowing, the eight spring garden tasks you should be tackling now

Diarmuid Gavin: Start your display early with spring blooms

Diarmuid Gavin on the top garden gripes and how to solve them

Diarmuid Gavin: Start your display early with spring blooms

Diarmuid Gavin on the top garden gripes and how to solve them

Diarmuid Gavin: How to remove weeds from an overgrown garden

Diarmuid Gavin: A chance to visit a priceless Irish snowdrop collection

Diarmuid Gavin: Why green space matters in urban centres

Diarmuid Gavin: I’m proud to be a judge for The World’s Ugliest Lawn because our manicured plots are killing the planet

Diarmuid Gavin: How to plant bare-root shrubs and trees

Diarmuid Gavin’s guide to growing and creating living structures with wondrous willow

Diarmuid Gavin: How to set your gardening resolutions for 2024

Diarmuid Gavin: Why ivy is the true king of Christmas

Diarmuid Gavin: December plants to bling up for a seasonal indoor display

Diarmuid Gavin: Let yourself spiral into the clouds on Avondale's Treetop Walk

Diarmuid Gavin’s guide to planting a living roof

Diarmuid Gavin: How to rescue your garden after flood damage

Ask Diarmuid Gavin: Can you give me some ideas for plants for an interior courtyard that’s quite dark?

Ask Diarmuid Gavin: What’s wrong with my Japanese maple – the leaves are covered with white dust?

Ask Diarmuid Gavin: What has happened to my cotoneaster – all the leaves went completely orange-looking and burnt?

Ask Diarmuid Gavin: Something has been eating my rhododendron plants — there are little square bites on the leaves. What can I do?

Diarmuid Gavin: Jobs to tackle in the autumn garden

Diarmuid Gavin: How to plant daffodil bulbs for a sunny spring show

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