Our first trip of the year in April saw us visit Counties Carlow and Kildare. First up was Altamont in Tullow where, after listening to a brief history of the Estate, we were taken on a tour of the lovely gardens - a blend of formal and informal planting with sweeping lawns, woodland walks, and [...]
Some memories from our trip to the Gardens of Harrowgate and North Yorkshire, July 2013 On Monday July 1st, 31 intrepid travellers set sail from Dublin Docks along with our driver Nigel and our beautiful coach for Holyhead. When we arrived we headed for Dove Cottage Nursery Garden where we purchased a few bits and [...]
We celebrated our 25th Anniversary on the 12th June 2013 with a delicious lunch in the Killiney Golf Club. The sunny view through the windows out onto the greens was a reflection of the smiles on the faces of the 130 elegantly attired guests. Tables of eights and tens were beautifully laid out with floral [...]
After a very long winter, Emer Torpey had organised a (slightly later) spring outing to view the tulips in Helen Dillon’s garden and also to take in a tour of the Botanic Gardens. We received the usual warm welcome from Helen and Val Dillon in their beautiful home in Sandford Park. The front garden was [...]