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  Designing in Challenging Times, A Shift in Perspective Garden & Landscape Designers Association Annual Seminar – online – 27 February 2021     To design in challenging times is to design in interesting times. Challenges, whether they be environmental, economic or societal, bring about change and garden designers must respond to that change with […]

  The Greedy Gardener – How to have colour in every season with Rosemary Maye Zoom lecture – MEMBERS WILL HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL REGARDING THIS TALK AND IT IS NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO THAT EMAIL TO REGISTER BEFORE BEING ABLE TO JOIN THE TALK. Thursday January 21st 2021 at 7.30pm Rosemary Maye is probably […]

View this email in your browser We would like to wish you a very happy new year as we all look forward to a more positive year ahead. A new year brings new opportunities. One of the first will be for all members regardless of where they are living to enjoy a couple of online […]

The mild weather which has characterised our autumn continued right up until the start of December and allowed the IGPS volunteers at the Lismacloskey Rectory Garden to have a final clearance of the weeds which had run riot during the prolonged period while the Ulster Folk Museum was closed due to the pandemic and to […]

Newsletter 150, September 2020, has been sent to members and contains a range of very interesting articles: The newsletter is one of the benefits of membership of the IGPS.

Rowallane Gardens   There wasn’t a cloud in the sky on the morning of 1st October when some members of the IGPS went on a DIY visit to Rowallane Gardens, Saintfield, Co Down. In full compliance with the regulations, each member made an individual booking and the visit was self-guided using the excellent handout prepared […]

The Folk Museum was closed for almost five months as a result of the pandemic so our volunteers have had to work like trojans in recent weeks to tackle the weeds and restore some order. But there is lots of colour from among other things Penstemon’Evelyn’ and Crocosmia ‘George Davison’ echoing the golden berries on […]

IGPS South Belfast Garden Ramble On Saturday 5th September, we had a very enjoyable visit to three very different town gardens, all in close proximity in BT9, Richmond Park South Belfast, and all owned by members of the IGPS.   Garden 1 owned by Adrian Walsh This garden combines an imaginative and colourful planting of […]

Check out the Events Calendar for full details. BT9 SOUTH BELFAST GARDEN RAMBLE

After a long time without a society event, on Saturday members were treated to a very enjoyable visit to the magnificent privately owned 1660’s mansion, Finnebrogue House, near Downpatrick, Co Down. Also to ‘Collie’ garden, a beautiful one acre country garden within the Finnebrogue Demesne, owned by members Agnes and John Peacocke. Here’s some photos […]

At long last there is the prospect of a garden visit! It has been a long time without a society event and, given the present situation re Covid 19, arrangements will be a little different from normal and early booking will be essential. Find all details of this visit to Finnebrogue House and “Coille” on […]

Dear IGPS member Events The restrictions of the past months are now starting to ease and it is becoming possible for slightly larger groups of people to meet outdoors while maintaining the recommended social distancing. However, despite the changes, two events which were scheduled for early July cannot go ahead and are cancelled. Both had […]

Dates for your Diary –  but conditional on government guidelines on travelling and social distancing so clarification will be given closer to the dates listed.      Annual General Meeting on 16th and 17th May which was to have been based in Westport Co Mayo has been postponed and will be re-arranged at a later […]

AGM Sold Out!  All tickets for the AGM Gardens have now been sold. A Waiting List is in operation. If you would like to attend and have not booked yet, please add your name to this list.   You can do this by following the link below to the Eventbrite site: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/agm-westport-16-17-may-2020-tickets-87794103527  

Many thanks to Derry Watkins, owner of Special Plants Nursery near Bath, for two wonderful talks: Derelict Hill Farm to Garden, where she showed us the creation of her beautiful garden and Botanizing in Kyrgyzstan, the ‘Switzerland of Asia’, taking us on her recent exploration in the high mountains of central Asia. Derry grows and […]

AGM 2020 Spaces for our AGM are filling up fast. If you intend coming to Westport please do not delay in booking: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/agm-westport-16-17-may-2020-tickets-87794103527   A very attractive rate has been negotiated with the Castlecourt Hotel. To book please phone the hotel directly +353 98 55088  and quote the special code 1045174.    All details are on our website. […]