Diarmuid Gavin

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Diarmuid Gavin

This versatile, easycare vine will add visual appeal to your gardenClematis, often called the ‘Queen of Climbers’, is a favourite choice for gardeners. With the right variety, this versatile vine can transform a bare pergola into a romantic retreat, disguise an unattractive shed, dress up a plain wall, or climb an old apple tree in a classic cottage garden. One of the most uplifting spring sights is Clematis montana. Vigorous and tolerant of shade, it’s also among the easiest to grow.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Diarmuid Gavin

This versatile, easycare vine will add visual appeal to your gardenClematis, often called the ‘Queen of Climbers’, is a favourite choice for gardeners. With the right variety, this versatile vine can transform a bare pergola into a romantic retreat, disguise an unattractive shed, dress up a plain wall, or climb an old apple tree in a classic cottage garden. One of the most uplifting spring sights is Clematis montana. Vigorous and tolerant of shade, it’s also among the easiest to grow.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Diarmuid Gavin

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3 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Diarmuid Gavin

William Robinson, who rose from humble beginnings in Waterford, transformed the way we think about gardensIn the quiet countryside near Kilmeaden, Co Waterford, a boy was born in 1838 who would go on to transform the way the world thought about gardens. William Robinson was not born to privilege, and yet he became one of the most influential horticulturists in history — an Irishman who reshaped the English landscape, one perennial at a time. Robinson’s early life was rooted in toil.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Diarmuid Gavin

Robinson’s early life was rooted in toil. As a teenager, he worked as a garden boy at Curraghmore, the grand estate of the Marquess of Waterford. From dawn to dusk, he maintained the elaborate, high-maintenance plantings that were the height of Victorian fashion — exotic hothouse flowers, regimented bedding schemes and manicured formality. But even then, he felt something was wrong. Nature, as he saw it, wasn’t meant to be clipped into submission.