http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=James+Kilkelly Gardening James Kilkelly Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=84610&ca=Gardening In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. Whereas in autumn a gardeners fancy turns to spring. No sooner has autumn set in than we gardeners begin to think of spring and spring bulb planting. There is a wide selection of bulbs available for planting now and blooming in sp... Gardening James Kilkelly Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=82594&ca=Gardening Summer officially gives way to autumn on the 22nd of September, which is known as the autumnal equinox, but for the lawn owner autumn begins much earlier. This is because the green keeping tasks for autumn begin from the 1st day of September. Your first task is to make changes to your mowing method,... Gardening James Kilkelly Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80414&ca=Gardening If I say herbaceous border or perennial border to you, what comes to mind? To many people this conjures up images of gardens filled with colourful blooms all summer, only to become empty and barren of flower or leaf during autumn and winter. Many more of you will think of landlord’s estate grounds,... Gardening James Kilkelly Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=80416&ca=Gardening So, your perennial border is prepared with the requisite quantities of plant food soil and drainage grit if required. What’s next? * Plant Selection Once you have gotten this far in the process, it is time to think about actually selecting the plants that will populate the bed or border itself. My f... Medicines and Remedies James Kilkelly Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=67961&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies I recently was involved in the exhibition of a show garden at the 2006 “Garden Heaven” exhibition. I worked along with Terra Garden Ireland based in Claregalway on the bronze medal winning Malaysian themed garden “Neo Nusantara”. The garden combined wood, stone, earth and planting with two unique wa... Gardening James Kilkelly Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=67962&ca=Gardening Container gardening is fantastic. On its own, a terracotta pot is just a container and summer bedding is just some plants. However, selectively plant the summer bedding in the container, add a few sprinkles of green-fingered expertise and you have created a miniature garden-scape. You are effectivel... Gardening James Kilkelly Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=60063&ca=Gardening "O my Luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June" An extract from the 1794 poem "A red, red rose" by Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard. Which roses? Do you have any roses growing in your garden? It does not matter whether the rose is a floribunda, hybrid tea, standard, patio, clim... Gardening James Kilkelly Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=60051&ca=Gardening Would you like a summer bedding plant that you do not have to renew year after year? Well by planting hybrid Gladiolus corms, you can attain mid to late summer colour year after year with only occasional renewal. Colourful blooms Sometimes called gladioli bulbs (more correctly gladioli corms), these... Gardening James Kilkelly Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=57231&ca=Gardening Introducing the top three trailing plants for containers this season. - Bidens ferulifolia Within your containers, consider planting Bidens ferulifolia commonly known as the "Tickseed" or "Apache beggar tick". Gardeners who require trailing colour for containers or hanging baskets often opt for this... Gardening James Kilkelly Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=56406&ca=Gardening "Off with her head" the queen shouted at Alice in the Lewis Carroll story "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Now I’m not sure if Lewis had an interest in gardening but he could well have been giving us some horticultural instruction which will give us a longer flowering season. There is a technique...