Invasive species
Invasion of Giant Hogweed placing planned £16m Newry city centre park at risk as councillors vote to deploy controversial herbicide
Local council once planned to entirely ban the use of products containing glyphosate but councillors told it is best way to combat the advance of the invasive Giant Hogweed
Major international report on invasive species to be published
Four years of research, contributed to by 86 experts from 49 countries, is set to become the benchmark of public understanding on the subject.
Casual Gardener: Lorra laurel is no laughing matter
The fast-growing hedge of choice has a sting in its tail.
Casual Gardener: Fuchsia – the friendly alien?
The fuchsia is familiar to us all – whether in a hedgerow or a hanging basket.
Casual Gardener: Eating the enemy
One way to control the invasive three-cornered garlic is to turn it into a meal.
Casual Gardener: Be alert for aliens
Ireland's Atlantic seaboard highlights the ecological threat posed by invasive alien plants.
The Casual Gardener: Lucifer's allure is hard to resist
FEW plants catch the eye quite like Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’.
Take ‘charisma’ into account when managing invasive species, scientists say
Researchers say biological invasions pose a threat to the local biodiversity.
Public urged to be on the look-out for 'one-metre long' rodent following Dublin sightings
A LARGE South American rodent has been spotted along Dublin's Royal Canal.
The Casual Gardener: Fuchsia a friendly alien that offers a taste of the west
THE west coast of Ireland has transformed in recent decades.