From little acorns great oaks grow - so goes the popular school motto - well a man who knows all about growing trees from seed is Jonathan Jackson Jonathan Jackson - David Maxwell visits his nursery near Rathfriland on this morning's #GardenersCorner

Hard to imagine these Whitebeam and especially Lime could be around for many decades after we're all long gone! And this is the very first time they've poked their head above ground

Working under these great Pines today but can you guess which one it is, a little clue - the UK champion tree of this species stands a pretty amazing 36m tall in Llandeilo #trees #pinetrees #championtrees

These Prunus 'Accolade' were pretty eye catching on the nursery over the weekend #cherryblossom #flowers #garden #Homegrown

Near got a bit of a sting this morning, this big fella was hiding out between Scots Pine #bees

Rostrevor's invisible tree scoops NI tree of the year award growtrade.ie/northern-irela…

Seen these Acacia dealbata at Malahide Castle last month

Take a look through the fabulous programmes we have in store for you at Garden Show Ireland buff.ly/2pH8jFQ

Fota House Plant Fair

Unbelievable Cercidiphyllum japonicum Morris Arboretum & Gardens. An enormous, magnificent tree!

Report identifies collaborative solutions to driving forward oak import substitution | Horticulture Week hortweek.com/article/1434323

Chance to win 4 tickets for Bloom Garden Festival in Dublin's Phenoix Park this coming week 1st - 5th June m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

this year's stand done and dusted #bloom #bloom2017

RHSI show Russborough House, Wicklow

Woodland Grants Open Now via ringofgullion.org/news/woodland-…

Garden centres take stand on plant imports from areas infected with xylella hortweek.com/article/1440875

No snow, little frost but winter bark looking interesting in the garden today

No Christmas shopping tonight! bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09…

The benefits of urban trees 🌳🌳 via The Nature Conservancy #urbantrees #streettrees

Plastic ground cover under planted borders can appear attractive initially but never a good idea in the long term #plasticfree #PlasticBan #plasticfreefriday