But it was found first by a colleague he helped ... and the seeds they brought home have yielded thousands of new plants for Glasnevin and other Irish gardens. O’Brien’s book, so densely ...

From cow parsley to blackthorn, hawthorn to wild cherry, it’s as if most plants in Ireland got the same memo: White is in. Cow parsley But this isn’t about being modest or unoriginal.

It’s a great time to get out and if you can ramble into woodland, wander along a country lane or meander across a coastal patch, there are plenty of colourful and interesting plants to be found.

The lady’s slipper orchid came close to vanishing from the English countryside, with its discovery described as a “truly ...

These blooms are perfect for Irish gardeners who want colour without the commitment Native to North America, these gorgeous blood-orange flowers are frequently found growing by beaches.

The most floral place in Ireland was Irishtown and Ringsend in Dublin with 58 flowering species found there on January 1st. Botanists were not surprised to find the daisy was the top flower found ...

Their flowers have evolved to mimic a bumblebee ... One of the rarest orchids here is the elusive ‘Irish lady's tresses orchid’, found only in four or five places in Ireland.

It flowers in late summer and ... and that it had never been seen in this part of Ireland," Jake said. As Jake and Judith searched excitedly, they found more and more of the species, which grows ...