Melanie Dool

Green Fingers: Size can matter in most gardens

by 07/07/20 1:06pm

GARDENS of any size can bring its own set of problems or opportunities. The trick is, if you wish to maximise your space for whatever reason, then a little planning before action will go a long way to achieving your...

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Green Fingers: Great expectations from our plants

by 30/06/20 1:03pm

Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre   MANY readers will remember John F. Kennedy’s historic speech, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” and I...

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Green Fingers: Gardening during the longest day

Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre   THE longest day occurs when we have the most...

Tuesday, 23/06/20 - 3:39pm Read More

Green Fingers: The splendour of African daisies

Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre   GARDENING is a moveable feast and depending on your...

Wednesday, 17/06/20 - 6:09pm Read More

Green Fingers: More flowering plants needed

Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre PLANTS are vital for the survival of the human race...

Wednesday, 10/06/20 - 1:05pm Read More

GREEN FINGERS: Be adaptable and willing to change

Melanie Dool’s gardening column in association with Orchardstown Garden Centre WE have had one of the best spring seasons ever,...

Tuesday, 02/06/20 - 11:46am Read More

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Green Fingers: The need for something different continues

Tuesday, 26/05/20 - 8:08pm

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Green Fingers: We are in new gardening territory

Tuesday, 19/05/20 - 6:02pm

GREEN FINGERS: We need flowers and lots of them

Tuesday, 12/05/20 - 4:35pm

GREEN FINGERS: New twists on flowering perennials

Tuesday, 05/05/20 - 7:12pm

Green Fingers: The effect of flower power

Wednesday, 29/04/20 - 11:36am

Green Fingers: SPRING ALL UP IN THE AIR

Tuesday, 21/04/20 - 3:50pm

GREEN FINGERS: APRIL SHOWERS MIGHT DAMPEN OUR ENTHUSIASM

Wednesday, 15/04/20 - 5:24pm

GREEN FINGERS: FRUITS OF THE FOREST

Tuesday, 07/04/20 - 12:52pm

Green Fingers: The climate they are a changin’

Friday, 03/04/20 - 5:12pm

GREEN FINGERS: MAKING USE OF ISOLATION IN YOUR GARDEN

Thursday, 26/03/20 - 3:50pm

GREEN FINGERS: BARKING UP THE RIGHT TREE

Thursday, 27/02/20 - 11:29am

GREEN FINGERS: SOME MORE UNUSUAL SEASONAL PLANTS

Thursday, 06/02/20 - 10:56am

GREEN FINGERS: Dreaming of a white Christmas

Thursday, 19/12/19 - 10:52am

GREEN FINGERS: Hedging your bets on boundaries

Tuesday, 26/11/19 - 10:59am