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Stephen Butler’s Retirement Lunch at the Zoo
Stephen Butler has been the senior horticulturalist at the Zoo in Dublin’s Phoenix Park for the past 37 years during which time he made major changes to the style and planting of the grounds – animal enclosures and amenity areas. The development in recent years of the Savannah areas was innovative in the world of […]
Thank You, Stephen!
IGPS members gathered at the Zoo recently to thank Stephen Butler for the many occasions he hosted visits for members and brought us round the wonderful planting he has created there. Planting at the Zoo has developed to such a degree under Stephen’s care that has long since gone past being simply functional and has […]
AGM Weekend 2018 – A Report from Billy McCone, IGPS Chairperson
Organised this year by the Northern region, a great weekend was enjoyed by over ninety members and guests at our 37th AGM held at the Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle ,County Down. After the meeting on the Saturday the delegates were bused to Castlewellan Forest Park where they had a guided tour of the internationally famed Arboretum […]
Annual General Meeting 2018
Read a full report on the Annual General Meeting weekend from Dennis and Jennie Constable in the Society’s Blog
A Visit to Montalto Estate
Garden vist to Montalto Estate on 10th June Montalto, near Ballynahinch in Co. Down, is a beautiful privately-owned demesne which dates back to the early 1600s, with the mansion Montalto House built around 1765. The estate now opens as a private-hire venue for weddings and a wide range of corporate events. Almost 50 IGPS members […]
Visit to Montanto Estate
Some photos from a lovely IGPS visit to Montalto Estate and Gardens on Sunday… photographs from Jenny Constable. o M
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Annual General Meeting Weekend
Over 90 members of the Irish Garden Plant Society met in County Down last weekend for the Annual General Meeting. We were treated to four very different gardens, each of them fantastic in their own way. Well done and many thanks to the Northern Committee for doing such a brilliant job organising what was a […]
Two Irish Gardens – New Blog Posts
Read about Annes Grove and Gash Gardens – two new posts in the Society’s Blog
Botanical Art Worldwide
Botanical Art Worldwide is a ground-breaking collaboration between botanical artists, organisations and institutions worldwide. Twenty three artists are creating and exhibiting botanical artworks of native plants found in each of their countries to create a record of today’s botanical diversity. Digital slide shows of up to forty works, with all other countries’ images will be shown […]
Moorea, Volume 17 has been published!
Volume 17 of Moorea, The Journal of the Irish Garden Plant Society, has just been published. This journal is an occasional publication and is free to members of the society. The contents of this volume are: “Frederick Moore – His Support for Horticulture in Ireland and Beyond” by Mary Forrest “Lord Milo Talbot […]
Newsletter, Spring 2018 Published
The latest issue of the Newsletter is out! Catch up on reports from the regions, news of upcoming events, progress in the trial of heritage Irish bergenias at the National Botanic Gardens and much more.
The Secret Gardeners – Book Review
Check out a review of this very enjoyable book in the Society Blog
Narcissus ‘Lady Annesley’
An old daffodil, thought to be lost, has been found and is thriving. I was delighted to see it growing today at the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh. For the best account of its background read Terence Reeves-Smyth’s paper.
Two New Events Added
Check out these two new events posted today: A garden in Blackrock featuring alpine plants and a visit to Dublin Zoo with Stephen Butler to mark his retirement.
New Blog Entries
Click over to our blog to read the latest posts: A Review of Orchid Summer and a reprint of an excellent article from a past newsletter on The Warren Gardens in Lismore, Co. Waterford.
Garden Inspirations with Andrea Jones, International Garden Photographer
There was a large audience to hear Andrea’s excellent talk in The Old Courthouse Antrim on March 22nd. Andrea has photographed gardens professionally for over 20 years and her photos of both public and private gardens from around the world were amazing, showing some wonderful design ideas. She featured gardens from many well-known designers such as […]
New Garden Plants from the Netherlands – with Ronald Houtman,
New Garden Plants from the Netherlands, Ronald Houtman, National Botanic Gardens March 9th 2018 We are all used to the fact that Dutch nurseries for years have supplied massive amounts of plants to satisfy our insatiable appetite – and especially for new plants. Based in Boskoop, the centre of the nursery trade, Ronald Houtman as […]
Join us in Cork on Tuesday next, 6th, with Shirley Lanigan
“Changes in Irish gardening – are we on top or on the slippery slope?”