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Dandelions grow in every continent in the world, and are edible in their entirety.

For garden growers, April is the most wonderful time of the year.

I love all of the signs of spring, but one of my absolute favourites is the new growth of climbing plants. The early shoots of clematis, honeysuckle and climbing roses have a way of gladdening the heart – I want to cheer them on as they climb, outwards and upwards, to embrace the new season. Climbers that flower in spring are especially valuable as they distract the eye from still-bare borders and from the messy brown foliage of bulbs that have just finished flowering.

Where would the nation be without the humble potato?

The Irish Cancer Society is urging the people of Athlone and its environs to get behind a very different Daffodil Day this year, with street sales and events not possible due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Where would the nation be without the humble potato?

Some of the prettiest, most dainty flowering plants belong in the woodland category – think of native bluebells for instance – spectacular as carpets stretching underneath trees, but individually exquisite when viewed close up. Our native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, needs lots of space to thrive and doesn’t particularly work well with other plants – so is perhaps best kept for larger gardens. The cultivated or Spanish bluebell, Hyacinthoides hispanica, should be used with caution – a sturdier, less elegant bluebell, it’s invasive and inclined to hybridise with the more delicate natives so I would avoid it.

Imagine if individuals took on the challenge to plant a fruit tree during lockdown?

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