As a longstanding gardening columnist with the Guardian, a bestselling author, and a former presenter on the BBC’s Gardener’s World, Alys Fowler is a familiar name to many. “I think gardening is a lot less naff now than it was when I started my training 24 years ago,” she says. “Funnily enough I was in Ireland – in Hunter’s Hotel in Co Wicklow – when I made the decision to come out. “I’m so impressed by Irish gardens and nurseries. Recommended seed suppliers include most good Irish garden centres as well as quickcrop.ie, seedaholic.com and fruithillfarm.com (which offers organic seed).

Source: The Irish Times July 19, 2019 22:52 UTC