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Despite its small size, Ireland has made a major contribution to
the world of horticulture. Throughout the island there is a range of
garden styles - from historic 17th century French Formal to modern 21st
century urban gardens. The internationally recognised Robinsonian style,
so popular throughout the 20th century, had its origins in Ireland,
with its creator William Robinson coming from Co. Down.
Within these gardens, the work of Irish gardeners, plant
breeders and collectors is celebrated in the names of plants such as Viola ‘Molly Sanderson’, Lilium henryi, Rosa ‘Grandpa Dickson’, Sarracenia x moorei, while Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’, Hypericum ‘Rowallane’ and Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ recall some of the great gardens of Ireland.
Sadly some of our garden plants have been lost from cultivation –
due to changes in fashion or difficulties in propagation on a
commercial scale. It was in recognition of our horticultural heritage
that the Irish Garden Plant Society was founded in 1981 in order to
research, locate and propagate such plants so that future generations
may continue to enjoy them in years to come.
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Main Photograph: Chaenomeles x superba 'Rowallane' © Patrick Quigley
Irish Garden Plant Society
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