Gash Garden, Co Laois in Summer
Text and image courtesy of Struan Bickerton Nested in the beautiful rural location of Castletown, Co. Laois is a gem of a garden named Gash Gardens. During the mid-80s local dairy farmer Noel Keenan embarked on an extraordinary venture to turn 4 acres of grazing farmland, close to the River Nore, into an inspirational garden […]
IGPS Presentation of Jasminum officinale ‘Crimson Bud’ to Hillsborough Castle
Recently, the IGPS presented the specimen Jasminum officinale ‘Crimson Bud’ to Hillsborough Castle. In the picture above, Claire Woods (centre), head gardener at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens and IGPS Northern Committee Member, is receiving the pot of Jasminum officinale ‘Crimson Bud’ from Maeve Bell, Newsletter Editor, and Helen Murphy, Northern Region Committee Member.
A June visit to The Rectory Garden, Cultra.
Text and photos courtesy of Caroline Mercer In June, the last of the late daffodils have died back and the garden is awash with colour. This is the month the roses in the rectory garden start to bloom. Climbing up the front wall of the rectory and just starting to flower is the pink-tinted, large […]
