To celebrate Earth Day we're giving one lucky reader a chance to win a tree planted on a rural farm in the heart of West Cork, Ireland. Every year on April 22, people around the world celebrate Earth ...
Ireland's native woodland scheme, which was introduced by the government in 2001, is successfully bringing back biodiversity.
We've planted an Irish Heritage Tree dedicated to the month of Pride! With the Irish Heritage Tree program, people from all over the world can plant a tree in Ireland dedicated to someone special or ...
The devastation of elm trees in Ireland due to Dutch elm disease is one of the most striking but overlooked changes in our landscape ...
Meath builder and farmer Paddy Mangan is on a mission to plant 250,000 native trees by 2030 by giving them away free. After posting an offer of 1,500 trees on Facebook in December, he was inundated ...
There is a line in Psalm 107 about turning a barren wilderness into an oasis. It sprang to mind as Dr. David Mulcahy recounted how he and his brother Richard, along with volunteers from the 100 ...
Two thousand years ago, Ireland was covered with tens of millions of pine trees. Yet by 400AD, just before the arrival of Saint Patrick, this once dominant species of native tree was no longer visible ...
A mini forest densely planted with thousands of native Irish trees is set to shoot up in a small corner of East Cork, as part of an ambitious project to plant 100m trees nationwide, that could help ...
After a cold, damp, and incredibly stormy winter, it’s a relief to see the days lengthen, the buds unfurl, and the first blossoms bring colour back to our gardens. So, as you step into your garden ...
Having native plants in a garden can create a good environment for caterpillars, which are hearty food for birds Dario Sanches via Wikimedia Commons under CC By-SA 2.0 As a boy growing up in the 1960s ...
Every yard needs a tree. All the better if it’s a native species of tree, one that will support native bees, butterflies and other wildlife. “Fall is a great time for tree planting,” said Spencer ...