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E-Bulletin, June 2021

Dear IGPS member Here we are in the first few days of ‘flaming June’ enjoying sunshine and warmth. After one of the coldest months of May on record, what a treat! The committee sends its thanks to all the members who signed on for the online AGM, the 39th due to the gap caused by Covid […]
Visit to Kilmacrew

Visit to Kilmacrew, Co Down – Report by Doreen Wilson Approaching Kilmacrew House along the narrow laneways threading through the drumlins of Co Down there are no clues as to what to expect – it is a truly secret garden. Hidden behind a thick, mature shelter belt of native trees lies a four acre ornamental garden […]
Mid-May E-Bulletin:

Dear IGPS member This week we have lots of news from our committees and members to share. Recently we all received a thoughtful email from our Chairman, Billy McCone, making a plea for members to come forward and volunteer for the Committee and we are delighted to let you know that there has been a […]
A Garden Visit at long last!

With the easing of Covid restrictions we are at long last in the wonderful position of being able to organise a garden visit for members – with some caution. Read all about it in our Events Calendar Post
E-Bulletin, Early May 2021

Dear IGPS member Welcome to the month of May, full of promise and one of the most uplifting months of the year for a gardener. We hope you all received your copy of the Newsletter recently and enjoyed reading at least some of the articles. If by any chance you did not receive your Newsletter, […]
Newsletter, April 2021

The latest issue of the newsletter should be with members now – Issue 152, April 2021. This issue marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the society with an editorial which reminds us of the aims of the society and contains some excellent articles which will appeal to members: New Irish Rhododendrons from Seamus […]
E-Bulletin, March 2021

Dear IGPS member Whether you choose to use the Celtic, astronomical, or meteorological start date, spring is definitely now with us and, even better from a practical gardening point of view, summer time starts this weekend. We have both been busy with basic activities, Branka planting her potatoes and Maeve dividing herbaceous perennials, so no […]
E-Bulletin, Late February

Dear IGPS member, Welcome to our late February ebulletin. There has been more very encouraging feedback to the online lectures. Comments about the most recent one by Mike Nelhams, Curator of Tresco Abbey Gardens on the Isles of Scilly included: Enjoyed the lecture. What a garden! Joan I really enjoyed the virtual visit to Tresco. Peggy […]
E-Bulletin: Mid-February 2021

Welcome to the IGPS ebulletin Mid February 2021 Dear IGPS Members While it is obviously disappointing not to be able to go to lectures and chat to friends, the very positive aspect is that all of us, regardless of where we live, will be able to enjoy a bit of escapism and find out about […]
IGPS Winter E-Bulletin

IGPS ebulletin January / February Dear members Welcome to another ebulletin. There was an amazing turnout of almost 200 of us from all over Ireland and further afield for Rosemary Maye’s talk on 21st January; we think everyone who enjoyed it will want to say a big thank you to her for injecting some wonderful […]
Post Brexit Online Plant Shopping.

Post Brexit there are complications importing plants from GB to Ireland, North and south, with Customs checks and phytosanitary certificates needed. Most GB companies, if not all, have now stopped delivering to Ireland. Bord Bia has compiled a list at…https://www.bordbia.ie/gardening/plant-delivery-collection-services/…of nurseries and garden centres around Ireland. Please look through for online ordering and postal delivery […]
Plant Portraits – Irish Heritage Plants – now Online

We have begun a collection of Plant Portraits, pen pictures of some favourite Irish heritage plants which you could grow in your own garden. These are now online on the society’s website: https://irishgardenplantsociety.com/ Simply click on the “Irish Plants” link at the top of the page and on “Plant Portraits” in the drop-down menu or, […]
Past Newsletters now Online

You can now browse many past issues of the society’s newsletter online. Newsletters from 2003 – 2020 are available to date and earlier issues will be posted in time. Go to the website: https://irishgardenplantsociety.com/ and click on “Publications” at the top of the page and then on “Newsletters” in the drop-down menu or use this […]
Plant Portraits

A selection of “Plant Portraits” of Irish Heritage Plants has been added to the website. These have been taken from recent issues of the society’s newsletter. Go to the menu item, “Irish Plants” and select “Plant Portraits” from the drop-down menu to view this first tranche of portraits. Or just click on “Plant Portraits” here. […]
Latest E-Bulletin: January 12, 2021

Dear Members If you would like to register for the IGPS’s first Zoom lecture please contact Nichola Monk at; igps.membership@gmail.com Details of the lecture and notes on Zoom are given below. Also…. Members may wish to avail of the opportunity to sign up for lectures being organised by our sister organisation, Plant Heritage. Details for […]
Garden & Landscape Designers Association SEMINAR 2021

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 […]
Zoom Talk for Members – Thursday, 21st January at 7.30p.m.

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 […]
E-Bulletin, January 2021

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 […]