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Gardening expert Paraic Horkan joins Mairead to preview the Mallow Home & Garden Festival 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paraic Horkan, Gardener
Our gardening expert for the last six years has bid us farewell from the show. Paraic Horkan has joined Pat for one last time with his gardening tips and advice.
Paraic Horkan joined Pat in studio this morning to answer listeners gardening questions and also gives us a taster of what to look forward to seeing at Bloom 2024.
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Paraic is with Pat in studio this morning with loads of gardening tips and advice for good weather gardening.
May is the ideal time to sow a new lawn. Repair existing lawn patches or plant summer flowering garden wildflower patch for Pollinators. Paraic Horkan brings us all the gardening tips and advice.
Paraic Horkan joins us to discuss gardening for the long weekend and planting in your greenhouse.
Paraic Horkan, Horticulturist & Keen Gardener, Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens joined Pat with advice on what jobs to do in the garden in the next coming days.
It is planting season for hanging baskets and patio planters. Paraic Horkan tells us more on this week's gardening slot.
It's rose time in the garden and Paraic Horkan has loads of advice for planting some lovely roses in your garden.
Paraic Horkan joined Pat with tips and advice on what to plant in your garden this April.
Paraic Horkan, Horticulturist & Keen Gardener, Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens brings us gardening tips and tell us about some flowering gifts you can get for 'Mothers Day'.
Paraic joined Pat this morning to answer listeners gardening questions as spring gardening season descends upon us.
It is the ideal time to prepare for the busy spring gardening season. Paraic Horkan, Horticulturist & Keen Gardener, Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens brings us all the gardening tips and advice.
Paraic Horkan brings us some advice on getting some colour in your gardening this spring.
Paraic Horkan, Horticulturist and Keen Gardener, Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens joins Pat today offering his best advice on pruning roses this time of the year.
Paraic Horkan tells us what to do in your garden after the recent storms and the danger posed by dying ash trees.
With cold frosty weather promised for this week our attention turns to some indoor gardening, Paraic Horkan joined us to give some gardening advice.
Paraic tells us how to protect your garden plants from the frost and cold.
There are loads of winter gardening jobs to be done and Paraic Horkan brings us a to do list today.
What makes the perfect gift for the Gardener in your Life So what are the top Gardening gifts this Year? Paraic Horkan brings us loads of suggestions.
Paraic Horkan brings us some advice on dressing your Home for Christmas with colour and scent from Indoor plants.
Paraic Horkan brings us more gardening tips and advice for the autumn weeks ahead.
Paraic Horkan answers your green-fingered questions and tells us the top things to do in your garden this week. Paraic Horkan Horticulturist & Keen Gardener, a Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens joined Pat this morning.
Paraic Horkan answers your green fingered questions and tells us the top things to do in your garden this week.
Paraic Horkan answers listeners questions and tells us the top things to do in your garden this week
Autumn is here and there are some autumn gardening jobs to undertake Paraic Horkan gives us tips and advice.
Our expert this morning was Paraic Horkan, Horticulturist & Keen Gardener, Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens and he answered listeners' questions.
Paraic Horkan answers listeners' green-fingered questions and tells us the top things to do in your garden this week.
Paraic brings us loads of gardening tips and advice this week and answers listeners' gardening queries.
Paraic Horkan gives us a rundown of jobs to do in the garden this week. Compost your kitchen and garden waste, chopping up and mixing the contents to speed up decomposition - July is an excellent time to create a new composting project Cut lavender for drying, choosing newly opened flowers for the best fragrance, then hang up in a cool, dark place - your plants will reflower in autumn Give dahlias a liquid feed, keep them well watered, and tie the shoots of tall varieties to sturdy stakes as they grow - dahlias will flower from july to November Hoe borders often, ( i use the Wolf garden hoe ) to control small weeds Water and feed sweet peas regularly, pick the flowers every few days, and remove seed pods to prolong flowering - liquid feed with blooming magic liquid feed
Pat was joined by Padraic Horkan Horticulturist, Keen Gardener, and Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens to tell us some key jobs you can complete in your garden this week.
Paraic Horkan on why this wet weather is good news for planting but can be bad news for potatoes and tomatoes.
It is excellent Gardening weather after the recent heavy rain. heat has built up in the border soil and with this recent rain plant growth and flowering will be greatly enhanced. Paraic Horkan gives listeners gardening advice and tips.
Paraic Horkan gives tips and advice on growing your own fruit and vegetables.
Anton Savage was joined by Padraic Horkan Horticulturist, Keen Gardener, and Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens to bring us tips for gardening now the heavy rain has returned and answered listners gardening questions.
Ash trees are in full leaf at the moment which highlights the issue of Ash dieback disease on existing trees right across the country. Paraic Horkan brings us all the detail and answers listeners' gardening queries.
Paraic Horkan joins us in Galway to tell us how to conserve water and why we shouldn't plant new plants in the heat.
Paraic Horkan tells us why it's time to consider growing some of your five a day and how to get the whole family involved.
Paraic Horkan tells us how May is the ideal time to Sow a new lawn and plant Summer flowering garden wildflower patch for Pollinators.
Paraic Horkan tells us why its time to plant some exotic fruiting plants.
It is rose time in the garden and Paraic Horkan tells us what to plant in the garden this week.
Children are on holidays this week so lets get them gardening. Paraic Horkan brings us s some fun loving things that can be completed with children in the garden.
Paraic Horkan gives us tips on achieving colour for easter and early summer.
Paraic Horkan tells us how to get that Cottage Garden look by planting Cottage garden Perennials now.
Paraic Horkan takes a look ahead to National Tree Week and also gives gardening advice and tips to our listeners.
Paraic Horkan brings us advice on how to plant some spring colour in your garden and also time to plant some seasonal herbs.
On the show this week, Paraic Horkan looks at all those love plants around the garden and answers listeners' gardening questions. All with thanks to Husqvarna.
Paraic Horkan is with us this week to chat about caring for your lawn and gives us some Spring duties to do in your garden.