Melanie Dool

GREEN FINGERS: Supporting plants and other topical interests  

by 27/07/21 2:43pm

  Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre   IN our small part of Ireland we are experiencing the sort of summer that we long hoped for, with a high proportion of dry and balmy weather and...

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GREEN FINGERS: Wildlife gardening is easy

by 20/07/21 5:14pm

  Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre   THERE is wildlife in one form or other all around us and that even includes a car park at one level with its limited amount, up to say...

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Green Fingers: The black and white in gardening

IT’S said that “a week is a long time in politics” and the same might apply to gardening at this...

Tuesday, 13/07/21 - 11:26am Read More

Green Fingers: Summertime and the livin’ is easy

  Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre   SOME of the lyrics in Ella Fitzgerald’s song...

Tuesday, 06/07/21 - 7:50am Read More

GREEN FINGERS: Ants in your plants

  Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre   THERE is a good reason why the Mediterranean...

Tuesday, 29/06/21 - 10:43pm Read More

Green Fingers: Peace in turbulent times

IT does look like any holidays will be spent in Ireland this year and, of course that’s great when the...

Tuesday, 22/06/21 - 2:54pm Read More

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GREEN FINGERS: Keeping up with gardening

Tuesday, 15/06/21 - 1:51pm

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Green Fingers: The magical spell of some flowers

Tuesday, 08/06/21 - 2:59pm

Green Fingers: Having fragrant plants makes sense

Tuesday, 01/06/21 - 1:17pm

GREEN FINGERS: Pots to do for summer displays

Tuesday, 25/05/21 - 6:20pm

Green Fingers: Blue is the colour

Thursday, 20/05/21 - 11:22pm

Green Fingers: Creating tranquility within your own space

Tuesday, 11/05/21 - 10:50am

Green Fingers: Take a walk on the wild side

Tuesday, 04/05/21 - 4:46pm

Green fingers: Perennial favourites

Tuesday, 27/04/21 - 7:49pm

Green Fingers: What’s the story – glory!

Tuesday, 20/04/21 - 11:19am

GREEN FINGERS: Land of hope and glory

Tuesday, 13/04/21 - 12:29pm

Green Fingers: Spring into gardening

Tuesday, 06/04/21 - 2:39pm

Green Fingers: Gardening gets into full swing

Saturday, 03/04/21 - 11:10pm

Green Fingers: Do not get as mad as a march hare

Tuesday, 23/03/21 - 12:30pm

Green Fingers: Getting more from our space

Tuesday, 16/03/21 - 12:53pm