Ciar Byrne

Ciar Byrne is a former Arts and Media Correspondent for The Independent, a garden writer and have worked as a staff journalist for The Guardian website and Private Eye.

7 garden design rules you can totally break, and the one you never should

Leading garden designers tell us which tenets of design they love to ignore, the common demands they try to talk clients out of

There's a way to get into the Chelsea Flower Show for free (and it's usually women who do it)

Volunteering means a pass into Chelsea without buying a ticket, but working at the show is far from a free ride. We look at how and why people give their time for the experience