Redcurrants are members of the gooseberry family

James’ lovely oak tree has suffered from the recent frosty nights

Starting plants off is a great way to get kids interested in gardening

Regeneron’s “Green Fingers” group celebrated National Tree Week 2019 by handing out complimentary native Irish trees to employees to plant at home

By removing the dead grass and moss, your lawn will drain better

Blackthorn or sloe tree is great for spring flowers and also for sloe fruit later in the year

In bloom: Deirdre O’Brien, Clareview sent in this gorgeous picture from Lansdowne Park, which shows the beauty of the changing seasons. This cherry blossom is between 40 to 50 years old

Magnolia stellata like the one in James’ garden produces brillant white flowers

Phyl Boyce in her garden

Chrysanthemums come in a wide variety of colours

Nerines can be a colourful addition to any border or bed

Clerodendrum bungei (or glory flower) is a very easy maintenance-free plant

Being from Chile the Fascicularia bicolour is very hardy, the one pictured above is growing in the stump of an old Holm Oak tree

A Japanese maple turning brown in Phyl's garden

Passiflora caerulea (blue passion flower) is one of the hardier species that is commonly grown in this country

A photo of cimicifuga growing in Phyl's garden

Photo of rudbeckias from Phyl's garden

Hibiscus ‘Woodbridge’ is a very good red variety

Indigofera heterantha, commonly known as Himalayan indigo, is a very hardy flowering shrub native to Tibet

Hydrangeas from Phyl's garden: The flowering shrub is one of the most commonly grown plants in Irish gardens

A tiger lily from Phyl's garden

Persicaria polymorpha is commonly called the Giant Fleece Flower because of its wonderful spread of white flowers

Lillies from Phyl's garden

Bottlebrush breaking into flower in Phyl's garden

Philadelphus are natives of North America and are named for the city of Philadelphia

A small water features from Phyl's garden

Fothergilla is a rather slow growing, but long lived shrub