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Weekend Breakfast With Alison Curtis

Diarmuid Gavin Says Natural Lawns Are The Way Forward

Let's face it. The way things are going with the current restrictions in Lockdown we are going to be...
Mark Linehan
Mark Linehan

1:39 PM - 21 Mar 2021



Weekend Breakfast With Alison Curtis

Diarmuid Gavin Says Natural Lawns Are The Way Forward

Mark Linehan
Mark Linehan

1:39 PM - 21 Mar 2021

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Let's face it.

The way things are going with the current restrictions in Lockdown we are going to be spending a LOT more time in our own gardens.

With this in mind we asked friend of the show and Gardening Guru Diarmuid Gavin to join Weekend Breakfast to tell Alison Curtis all about the best things we can do with our outdoor spaces in the coming months.

My advice would be to change our approach to the garden and move away from the flat neatly trimmed lawns. Gardens should be planned around plants, insects, bees and other pollinators and people. We really need to encourage pollination it's essential. Those spaces are disappearing.

He follows his own advice:

Diarmuid joined Weekend Breakfast on TodayFM to tell us his best advice for lockdown gardening, natural lawncare, about the new smart plan he is working with Electric Ireland and answers loads of your questions!

Diarmuid Gavin Says Natural Lawns Are The Way Forward

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He has spent years developing his own garden to reflect those ideals:

 

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