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GARDEN
EVENTS
JUNE
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Seasonal Walk |
Kilmacurragh Arboretum
Seasonal Walk for Garden Lovers
A special season walk through the collections of
Kilbride's Kilmacurragh Gardens, led by head gardener
Seamus O'Brien, will take place on Sunday, 14th June. It
begins at 2.30pm and bookings can be made by contacting
0404 48844.
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Hunting Brook Gardens
Agenda |
Hunting Brook
Open Weekends
The gardens will be open to the public from 11am to
5.30pm on each of the following weekends in 2009:
Open by appointment April - October
13 & 14 June
12 & 13 July
8 & 9 August
12 & 13 September
Evening Openings
Come relax on a summer's evening and enjoy a glass of
wine or tea and a tour of the gardens by Jimi on the
following Thursdays at 7.30pm:
25th June
23rd July
20th August
Evening Lectures
Jimi will be conducting an autumn evening lecture series
on Wednesday nights. The cost is E15 including
tea/coffee. The lectures begin at 8pm. Booking is
required.
Keeping Hens and Ducks
With Norah Burges
Saturday, 4th July 10.15am - 1pm. Cost E70.
There is nothing quite like collecting your own eggs in
the morning for breakfast! Let Norah share her knowledge
and fascination of this undemanding hobby. Subjects
covered include sourcing poultry, housing, fencing,
breeding, hatching, feeding and characteristics of
different breeds.
Gardening with Carol Klein
Saturday, 22nd August 10.15am - 4pm. Cost E190.
Carol Klein, prolific author, winner of six gold medals
at the Chelsea Flower Show and presenter of BBC's
Gardener's World, will join Jimi for a day of lectures
entitled 'Eight Plant, Right Place' and 'Plant
Personalities' and tours of the gardens at Huntingbrook
with discussions of plant combinations.
Gardening Master Class
With Jimi Blake
Saturday, 29th August 10.15am - 4pm. Cost E120.
Jimi will give illustrated talks and practical
demonstrations on the use of ornamental grasses and
perennials in the garden, designing with plants and
extending the seasons of interest in the garden.
Joy Larkcom's Creative Vegetable Gardening
With Joy Larkcom and Klaus Laitenberger
Saturday, 5 September, 10.15am - 4pm. Cost E180.
Joy will lecture on the 'potager' approach to kitchen
gardens including elegant ways to integrate fruit, herbs
and flowers. Klaus will give a practical demonstration
in the vegetable gardens, and Joy will give a second
lecture on her travels as a vegetable hunter throughout
Europe, Asia and North America and the establishment of
her potager in West Cork.
Six Week Beginner's Gardening Course
With Jimi Blake
Tuesdays - 8, 15, 22 & 29 September and 13 & 20 October.
Cost E190 for six mornings
Join Jimi for six mornings from 10am until noon for
practical hands-on gardening. The course covers topics
such as soil preparation; cutting back; pruning; growing
plants from seed; cutting and division; growing
vegetables; fruit and herbs; selecting the best plants;
how and where to plant them properly; plant combinations
and many more techniques that you can put into practice
in your own garden.
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Garden Workshop & Healing Plant Talks |
Festina Lente
Garden Workshop at
Festina Lente
June 12 and 26th 10.30 - 12.30
This workshop is for anyone interested in starting a
vegetable garden or would like to know more about
gardening in general. No experience is required and all
plants, seeds and tools will be provided.
Healing Plant Talks
June 13th "Elderflower and Evening Primrose"
sara@fontannaz.icom43.net
By Sara Fontannaz, registered Homeopath. Get the most
out of your plants and weeds by making salves, balms etc
and utilizing the healing properties of plants
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Smith's Garden Special Event |
Smith's Garden
Smith's Garden at Minvaude will be holding
a special event on 14th June and 23rd of August. On
these open days, an 'Artist in Residence' Maree Hensey
will be in attendance, running an interactive workshop
making castings and exploring the textures and forms of
flowers, trees, fruits, leaves and vegetation through
press clay mouldings.
For more information contact
theresaking@eircom.net
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Midsummer Poetry & Musical
Recital |
Knockrose Garden
A Celebration of Midsummer’s Day (Mainly
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Knockrose, The Scalp, Kilternan,
Dublin 18 on Sunday 21st June 2009 at 3pm
COST: €10 per head to include Refreshments and
the opportunity to view this Award Winning Cottage
Garden
CONTACT: Patricia & Tom Farrell at 01-2958371
(Booking is essential as seating is limited)
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Watercolour Exhibition by Group 55 |
Knockrose Garden
Exhibition of 60 Watercolour Paintings Opening Thursday
11th June 7pm all welcome open Saturday the
13th and Sunday the 14th of June 2pm -5pm
The origins of the group of Artists calling themselves
Group 55 goes back to September 2006 when the first
members joined a ‘Beginners Watercolour Painting’ class
in Cabinteely Community School. The class teacher was
then and is now Katrin O’Shea. The group has grown and
with Katrin’s
encouragement, enthusiasm and talent as a teacher we are
all surprised and delighted to be hosting our 2nd Annual
Group 55 Art Exhibition.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy viewing the fruits of
our labour, it’s been a lot of fun getting to this stage
and we are all very proud of the results.
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