The Irish botanist and cleric Caleb Threlkeld wrote a treatise on Ireland’s native plants in 1726 that explained the shamrock as the country’s national symbol, and asserted its significance in ...

The humble garden rose has been revealed as Britain’s favourite flower. The popular garden bloom, traditionally offered as a romantic gesture, topped the poll of 2,000 UK adults - fending off ...

Derry in Northern Ireland has been named as one of the best places in the world to see spring flowers bloom.. With the arrival of spring, holiday goers are looking for their next getaway - and ...

It is Bermuda's national flower, but it is also found in one other place in the world: Ireland. This low-growing grassland plant, first discovered here in 1845, is found around Lough Erne and ...

The bi-annual National Flower Festival at Glenstal Abbey in Limerick went ahead today as planned in spite of the major outbreak of Brucellosis on the abbey farm. Report shows inner courtyard of ...