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Wednesday 29 March 2023 Dublin: 11°C

# Gardens

All time
# green spaces
84 Irish parks and gardens win Green Flag award
There were 14 awards for community-run spaces across the country.
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Sep 17th 2020, 4:14 PM
# outside in
'Lights add instant cosiness': 5 simple steps to turn your garden into another room for summer
Make the most of every scrap of good weather by transforming your garden – it doesn’t have to be difficult.
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Jun 10th 2019, 5:14 PM
# Bloom 2017
Here are our 6 favourite gardens at Bloom
Flowers, vegetables and windmills… Here’s our top picks from this year’s festival.
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May 31st 2017, 7:30 PM
# That's Limerick City
Work to start today on the largest commercial development outside Dublin
It is set to be finished late next year.
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Apr 18th 2017, 8:08 AM
# journal journeys
Journeys with TheJournal.ie: Waterford project for underprivileged teens proves Blooming brilliant
The first winner of 100 free Irish Rail trips is a group of talented teens whose sensory garden design is headed for the capital.
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Sep 30th 2016, 1:00 PM
# parks and recreation
For when Bloom ends, here are 11 of Ireland's permanent gardens and parks to check out
Escape the concrete jungle…
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Jun 4th 2016, 9:30 AM
# Blooming Brilliant
Here are our 6 favourite gardens at Bloom
From a 1916 Rising commemoration garden to a Chinese garden, there are plenty to see at this years’ Bloom festival.
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Jun 2nd 2016, 7:00 AM
# locked out
Local families locked out of community garden by parish
The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has been called to intervene.
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Jul 5th 2015, 7:30 AM
# Going Potty
Turning your house green from the inside out
TheJournal.ie spoke to expert Jim Clarke about how to make the most out of plants around the home.
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Mar 19th 2015, 4:41 PM
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6 indispensable lifehacks for your garden this summer
Green fingers or not, we’ve got the tips to help.
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May 30th 2014, 5:10 PM
# Wicklow
Irish garden listed as 3rd in National Geographic list of top 10 gardens in the world
Can you guess which gardens made it in?
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May 24th 2014, 7:14 PM
# nymphaea thermarum
Rare tiny water lily stolen from London's Royal Botanic Gardens
The Metropolitan Police said that the plant would have had to have been pulled up from a shallow water lily pond.
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Jan 13th 2014, 4:24 PM
# Neighbourhood Watch
9 defining characteristics of the Irish neighbour as a species
Neiiighbours, everybody needs good neiiiighbours.
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Jan 11th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Chelsea Flower Show
In pictures: The Chelsea Flower Show
Former prizewinner Diarmuid Gavin returns to the prestigious show with a pyramid-shaped garden.
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May 21st 2012, 5:30 PM
# Bounce
Trampoline-related injuries on the up
The Irish Association of Emergency Medicine is warning of the dangers of trampolines for children. It’s also advising that you should never drink and bounce.
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Aug 10th 2011, 8:46 PM