Hot off the presses – an advance copy of “Irish Heritage Plants/Plandaí Oidhreachta” the result of a project between the Irish Garden Plant Society and the Irish Society of Botanical Artists. The project has been generously and enthusiastically supported by the National Botanic Gardens (The Office of Public Works), An Bord Bia and by the County Wexford Garden and Flower Club.
The opening of the exhibition of botanical art and the launch of the book will be on Saturday, 12th November at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin – by invitation only to all IGPS and ISBA members. The exhibition will continue to early December and the book will be on sale during that time.
There will be further events at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, on the 19th of November where contributors to the book will make a presentation and on the 26th when the artists will give demonstrations of their work. These latter events are open to the public and we would be delighted to see you there.
The book is not yet on sale but may be ordered online from The Irish Society of Botanical Artists and will be available at the National Botanic Gardens from Sunday, 13th November, onwards.
I have been involved in this project and am absolutely delighted with the final product and am sure you will be also. Here are some sample pages from the book – simply photographed at home, I’m afraid, but enough to give you a peep into the beauty of the illustrations, all done by members of the Irish Society of Botanical Artists.
