There was one of the largest ever attendances at a garden visit locally when more than 70 members and their guests visited Terry and June Irwin’s garden in Belfast on Saturday 31st August with everyone thoroughly enjoying its thoughtful design and subtle colour combinations. A huge bonus was that our tour of this good-sized (one-third of […]
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From Huntingbrook to Lismacloskey
The Society recently organised a very enjoyable visit to Jimi Blake’s garden, Huntingbrook, and we are most grateful to him for his kind gift of Geranium ‘Mount Venus’ for the Lismacloskey Rectory Garden at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. It was a perfect summer day when Barbara and Maureen arrived with the geranium for […]
The Lismacloskey Rectory Garden
It’s high summer in the Rectory Garden at the Folk Museum in Co. Down with some of our Irish plants putting on a colourful show. In full bloom are Hypericum ‘Rowallane Hybrid’ with a carpet of Osteospermum ‘Lady Leitrim’ underneath; the vibrant Lilium henryi is giving height at the back of one of the borders while Penstemon ‘Evelyn’ […]
The Old Rectory Garden, Lismacloskey
Terence Reeves-Smyth visited Cultra Folk & Transport Museum (outside Belfast) and posted this beautiful photograph of the garden at the Old Rectory. Glorious weather. This is the old rectory from Lismacloskey, about one mile east of Toomebridge in Co Antrim. It was built in 1717 and was dismantled and moved to the Museum in 1971. […]
Annes Grove – A Recent Visit by IGPS Munster
IGPS Munster organised an outing to Annes Grove, Castletownroche, Co. Cork, recently. This was the garden of Patrick Annesley which he has gifted to the state and it is presently being restored by the Office of Public Works and, hopefully, will be open to the public next year. Photographs from Joe Burns.
Visit to Old Balloo House
After a cold wet week, the sun shone on Saturday 1st June for a most enjoyable visit to Old Balloo House and Barn, the adjacent homes of friends Lesley Simpson and Moira Concannon in the village of Balloo in Co Down. Fifty five IGPS members and more than a dozen of their friends thoroughly enjoyed […]
IGPS Munster Visit to Annes Grove Garden.
IGPS Munster organised a visit to Annes Grove in Castletownroche today. Annes Grove is the creation of the Annesley family and Patrick Annesley is the last of the family to care for the garden and the important collection of plants held there – rhododendrons being an especially significant part of the collection. Patrick has transferred […]
Killurney Garden – AGM 2019
The final garden visit of the AGM weekend was to Killurney Garden, Knockpatrick, Co. Tipperary. Many thanks to Joe Burns for his photographs from the visit.
Petrovska Garden – AGM 2019
Petrovska Garden is in Clonmel, very close to the hotel where the AGM was held. Many thanks to Joe Burns for his photographs.
Ballyhist Garden – AGM 2019
Ballyhist Garden, Clogheen, Co. Tipperary was the second garden visited as part of the AGM weekend activities. Many thanks to Joe Burns for his photographs from the visit.
Killcomma Garden – AGM 2019
Many thanks to Joe Burns for his photographs from the garden visits which are always a very enjoyable part of the AGM weekend. The first garden visited was Killcomma Garden just outside Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
At the Annual General Meeting 2019
A few early photographs from the Annual General Meeting weekend from Maeve Bell.
At the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh
Prince Charles visited the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh, and was shown around by Seamus O’Brien.
Visit to Seaforde Gardens, 11th May, 2019
Over 70 members and their guests enjoyed a sunny afternoon touring the gardens and grounds of Seaforde in the company of their owner, Lady Anthea Forde. The resident peacocks screeched at us as we started our visit in the historic walled garden enjoying the collection of trees and shrubs, especially the many species and hybrid […]
Annual General Meeting 2019
The Annual General Meeting is next month but there is still time to make a booking. See the listing of the Event and book via Eventbrite
This is Primula ‘June Blake’
This is Primula ‘June Blake’ – from June Blake’s garden in Co. Wicklow. Behind is Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’
Bob Brown at Antrim Old Courthouse
There was a full house for the talk by Bob Brown in Antrim Old Courthouse on 21st March. Called My 30 Best Plants, Bob described plants from Anisodontea ‘El Royo’ through Helleborus ‘Anna’s Red’ to Yucca rostrata in his usual entertaining and forthright manner. Membership Secretary Nichola Monk was kept busy with two new members […]
Grottos and Shell Cottages
‘Grottos and Shell Houses in 18th Century Ireland and England’ Gerald and Margaret Hull. NBG Glasnevin January 12th 2.30pm How many times when visiting a garden is it a novel aspect that stays in the memory – the odd plant, or the unusual building? Grottoes, often built around a natural spring, made to look ‘natural’, […]
From Show Gardens to Real Gardens
Here are some photos from our meeting on Wednesday evening when Oliver Schurmann delighted us all with his lecture ‘From Show Gardens to Real Gardens’ in Malone House, Belfast. As well as enjoying his inspirational and thought-provoking lecture, we also enjoyed the ambience of the venue with its elaborate Christmas decorations which Belfast Parks kindly […]