BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Foxrock Garden Club - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Foxrock Garden Club X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Foxrock Garden Club REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241203T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241203T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20240826T160714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T164642Z UID:7344-1733254200-1733263200@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Seasonal floral displays and social evening DESCRIPTION: URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/seasonal-floral-displays-and-social-evening/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/image-733x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241126T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241126T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20240826T160546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T093717Z UID:7342-1732651200-1732658400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Derry Watkins\, Special Plants Nursery DESCRIPTION:Derry is author of two books on greenhouse gardening and has introduced many plants from her plant collecting trips to South Africa and elsewhere. The result is a collection of unusual plants from all over the world\,  including an amazing range of hardy herbaceous and rockery plants as well as many tender perennials for terrace and conservatory. \nSpecial Plants is a garden\, nursery and online seed shop run by Derry Watkins near Bath in Southwest England. The site was purchased in 1996 as a derelict barn surrounded by muddy fields\, and has since been converted into a thriving garden\, home and business. \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/derry-watkins-special-plants-nursery/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/image-733x1100-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241022T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241022T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20240826T160453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T131900Z UID:7340-1729627200-1729634400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Helen Picton and Ross Barton - The Picton Garden in the 21st Century DESCRIPTION:Helen is third generation of Picton’s to run Old Court Nurseries & The Picton Garden in Colwall. Having trained as a Botanist at the University of Reading she has been running the nursery since 2009 with the help of her husband Ross Barbour. Co-Author of the 2014 book ‘The Plant Lovers Guide to Asters’ and author of a number of articles as well\, Asters or Michaelmas daisies are very much her speciality but a love of all plants has been key to the continued growth and success of the nursery and garden. The large collection\, more than 300 varieties\, of snowdrops now plays a key role in the garden and the winter garden aspect has been featured in a number of magazines including January 2023’s issue of The English Garden and February 2024’s issue of the RHS magazine The Garden. Tender succulents are also taking an increasingly important role both on the nursery and in the garden thanks to Ross. \nRoss Barbour trained in horticulture via the traditional journeyman route. Spending a number of years working and attending college in Scotland to gain an HND in Horticulture. Amongst other early jobs he worked in Oregon at the Iseli Conifer Nursery. Later he worked at Berriedale estate and then Drumlanrig Castle for the Duke of Buccleuch. Once Ross moved south of the border to the slightly drier climes of England he took up his first head gardener position in Berkshire\, before taking on the head gardener role at Ragley Hall in Warkwickshire\, home of Lord and Lady Hertford. Ross transformed the garden at Ragley Hall over a period of 16 years before meeting Helen and joining the business at Old Court Nurseries. Here he has not only been able to release his creativity in the 1.5 acre Picton Garden but also his skill as a plantsman with much propagation work on Snowdrops and tender succulents. \n \nA little background for the nursery and garden: \nOld Court Nurseries was founded in 1906 by Ernest Ballard as the home for his Michaelmas daisy breeding programme. The Picton family became involved in 1947 when Percy Picton joined as nursery manager\, later buying the business and continuing Ernest Ballard’s work with his son Paul Picton. Over the years the range of plants expanded including alpines\, bulbs\, unusual trees and shrubs as well as the ever present Michaelmas daisies. In the early 1980’s Paul married Meriel and together they founded the National Plant Collection of autumn flowering asters and related genre (aka Michaelmas daisies). It was also at this point the garden was laid out to be a feature for visitors as well as stock beds. Helen and Ross are carrying on this important plant heritage and continuing to develop the garden and range of plants that can be found at Old Court Nurseries and the Picton Garden. \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/helen-picton-and-ross-barton-old-court-nursery/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Helen-Picton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240924T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240924T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20240604T181629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T173722Z UID:7192-1727208000-1727215200@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Laura Willgoss\, WiIdegoose Nursery : Creating Beautiful Borders DESCRIPTION:At Wildegoose Nursery in Shropshire\, Laura and Jack Willgoss specialise in growing choice hardy perennial plants.  Having studied together at RHS Garden Wisley\, they had a dream to find and restore an abandoned walled garden and run a nursery of their own.  Wildegoose\, set in the Shropshire countryside\, is a small independent nursery\, garden and tea rooms within the old redbrick walls of Millichope Park’s former kitchen garden. \nCreated in 2011 to safeguard the Bouts collections of Perennial Violas\, Wildegoose Nursery has gained a reputation for both its violas and an extensive range of wonderful perennials and grasses. Concerned with climate change\, Laura and Jack believe that understanding first hand which plants are coping with stress best is hugely valuable\, as is gorwing plants in an environmentally sustainable way.  95% of their stock is propagated on site from seed\, cuttings and divisions.  Laura will talk about creating vibrant and beautiful borders. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/our-autumn-program-will-be-added-in-late-august/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Laura-Willgoss.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240805T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240805T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20240604T180906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T180941Z UID:7183-1722855600-1722873600@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Open Garden: Elaine O'Donoghue\, 15 Clonkeen Road DESCRIPTION:A chance to visit Elaine’s garden at 15 Clonkeen Road\, Deansgrange in aid of the Laura Lynn Foundation. \nTea & Coffee will be available. \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/open-garden-elaine-odonoghue-15-clonkeen-road/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Laura-Lynn.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240615T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240615T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20240604T181451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T181451Z UID:7189-1718460000-1718470800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Open Garden: Mairin Dunlea\, Foxrock DESCRIPTION:Mairin hosts an open day at her garden at 3\, The Birches\, off Torquay Road\, Foxrock. \nDonation at the door in aid of the Capuchin Day Centre. \n  \n \n  \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/open-garden-mairin-dunlea-foxrock/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Capuchin.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240611T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240611T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230823T123416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T181020Z UID:6760-1718136000-1718143200@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting followed by a summer cocktail DESCRIPTION: URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/annual-general-meeting-11th-june-2024-time-to-be-confirmed/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/FDGC-AGM-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240528T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240528T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230823T123118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T170915Z UID:6753-1716926400-1716931800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Assumpta Broomfield\, Garden Consultant - For the Love of Roses DESCRIPTION:Assumpta Broomfield graduated with distinction from the National Botanic Gardens in 1998 .  Assumpta has a special interest in Roses\, having collected many old cultivars for propagation\, securing their survival.  A well-known and popular speaker\, she will discuss the importance of the rose in gardening\, including some tales of eccentric women and anecdotes about great explorers and collectors. \nAssumpta is also an expert on snowdrops and has travelled on three botanical expeditions to China.  With Robert Miller\, Assumpta designed and constructed the Corona North Commemorative Border at Altamont. She was a key committee member of the Irish Garden Plant Society\, which won a Silver Gilt Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. She has worked in the private sector designing and constructing gardens. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-5/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/roses-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240423T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240423T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230823T123047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T170835Z UID:6751-1713902400-1713907800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Orlaith Murphy\, RHSI - From Petal to Plate DESCRIPTION:Orlaith has been with the RHSI for three years\, where she is administration and development officer. \nPassionate about ‘edimentals’: ornamental plants which are also edible\, she is an organic gardening teacher with a background in forest gardening and permaculture. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/orlaith-murphy/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/ORlaith-Five.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240326T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240326T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230823T123015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T181140Z UID:6749-1711483200-1711488600@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Jenny Wainwright-Klein - Growing Alpines in the Schachen Alpine Garden - a satellite garden of the Munich Botanic Garden in the Bavarian Alps DESCRIPTION:” \nThe Schachen Alpine Garden was opened in 1901 as an outstation of the Munich Botanic Garden and and is one of the oldest alpine gardens in the Alps.  Situated on the northern flanks of the Wetterstein Range\, above the Garmisch-Partenkirchen\, the garden has the ideal combination of a cool\, moist summer and snow-covered winter for the cultivation of Meconopsis\, Himalayan Primulas\, many European alpines\, plants from the Lesotho Drakensburg and many more Alpine plants.  The Schachen garden has over 1\,000 species of high-altitude plants from Europe to the Carpathians\, the Caucasus\, Himalayas\, the Arctic and North America. \nHead Gardener\, Jenny Wainwright-Klein maintains the three acre Alpine Garden at Schachen with the help of two to three gardeners from its sister garden in Munich.  Jenny is a Zambian-born horticulturist who has been coming to work at the Schachen Garden for nearly thirty years during the 12 weeks the garden is open.  She has previously  worked at Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden and Kew Botanic Garden.  For those who would like to visit – beware!  It is open to visitors from mid-June to the end of August and is accessible only after a four-hour climb by foot up a mountain road. \n  \nPhoto 243365355 © Anastasiyakamysheva | Dreamstime.com URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-3/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Schachen.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240227T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240227T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230823T122934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T192404Z UID:6747-1709064000-1709069400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Rosie Maye - The Insomniac Gardener - Color For All Seasons DESCRIPTION:Rosie Maye\, aka The Insomniac Gardener\, has been gardening the three acres around her home near Slane\, Co. Meath for over 20 years.  She has created a woodland garden\, an ornamental meadow and a Mediterranean courtyard among the ruins of old farm buildings. \nRosie writes about gardening in the Irish Garden as well producing a popular blog\, The Insomniac Gardener. \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/rosie-maye/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Rosie-Maye.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240123T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240123T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230823T122853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T155907Z UID:6745-1706040000-1706045400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Nick Bailey - plantsman\, garden designer and author DESCRIPTION:Nick Bailey has worked across many sectors of horticulture over the last 30 years\, including nursery stock production\, garden management\, garden design\, teaching\, public speaking\, horticultural consultancy\, writing and broadcasting.  He studied horticulture at Hadlow College\, continuing his studies there to obtain a first class honours degree in Landscape Design in 1995 awarded by the University of Greenwich. \nNick created his first Main Avenue Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2016 (Silver Gilt) and is a former Head Gardener at London’s oldest botanic garden – Chelsea Physic Garden\, where he spent seven years redesigning and developing the site and its plant collections for a contemporary audience. \n\n\n\nHe is a regular contributor to Gardeners World.  He has been an editor for Garden Answers and Garden News  and has also contributed to The Mail\, The Times and The Telegraph.  He has appeared on BBC Two’s “Great British Garden Revival” and “Big Dreams\, Small Spaces” as well as various news and magazine-style shows.\n\n\n\n  \nNick has published three books – Chelsea Physic Garden – A Companion Guide in 2014; 365 Days of Colour in your Garden in 2015 and Revive Your Garden in April 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Nick-Bailey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231205T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230821T180135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T102828Z UID:6705-1701804600-1701810000@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Roisin Graham & Marie Laird\, Floral Artists: Christmas Floral Sparkle - a demonstration & social evening DESCRIPTION:Award-winning flower artists\, Roisin Graham and Marie Laird are joining us to demonstrate a variety of floral Christmas decor! \nAll of the arrangements will be raffled on the night\, in aid of the Club’s charity fund. \n\nJoin us for a festive social evening after the demonstration! URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/roisin-graham-and-marie-laird-floral-artists-christmas-floral-sparkle-a-demonstration/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/dreamstime_s_38362975.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231128T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231128T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230821T175047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T114411Z UID:6699-1701201600-1701207000@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Billy Alexander\, Kells Bay Gardens: "Plant Travels to Robinson Crusoe Island and South America" DESCRIPTION:Fresh from his prestigious gold medal win at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show\, Billy has already been acclaimed by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for his rare and exotic fern displays.  His gardens at Kells Bay Gardens are home to one of the largest private collections of exotic tree ferns growing naturally in the microclimate of the Dingle Peninsula.  Billy will share his recent trip to Easter Island where much of the island’s vegetation is limited to grasses\, sedges\, and\, of course\, ferns! \n \n  \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/billy-alexander-kells-bay-gardens-travels-on-easter-island/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Kells-Bay.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230926T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230926T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203321 CREATED:20230821T171513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T172752Z UID:6693-1695758400-1695763800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Dave Hardy\, Esker Farm Daffodils: A year on the farm DESCRIPTION:Dave is an award-winning daffodil grower running Esker Farms with his partner Jules in Tyrone\, Northern Ireland. Dave has a degree in Horticulture\, previously he was a teacher for 16 years. He started growing daffodils in autumn 2011 and has competed in daffodil shows around the world and won many awards. He will take us on a trip through his horticultural year. \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/dave-hardy-esker-farm-daffodils-a-year-on-the-farm/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Grown-in-Ireland-Esker-Farm-Daffodils-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230819T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230819T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20230503T141319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T150501Z UID:6583-1692442800-1692448200@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Visit to Linda Murphy's Garden DESCRIPTION:Those of you who enjoyed Linda’s excellent talk during the year will be delighted to hear that the Club will visit her garden on Saturday\, 19th August at 11.00 am. \nLinda Murphy is a keen gardener with an arts background who\, having completed a Masters in Landscape Architecture at UCD in 2000\, joined the staff of the Teagasc College of Horticulture in the National Botanic Gardens working as a lecturer specializing in Design and Plant Materials.  She is a very keen gardener with an interest in landscape architecture and we are delighted that she is opening her garden to us for our visit. \nA €10 euro charge applies and light refreshments will be served. \nThis is a member-only event\, you will receive booking details by email. \n  \n \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/visit-to-linda-murphys-garden-dublin-14/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Linda-Murphy-1-e1683124682228.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230728T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230728T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20230503T134946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T150642Z UID:6573-1690542000-1690547400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:A Secret Garden Visit DESCRIPTION:You won’t want to miss this visit which will bring you to a large and exciting private garden in South County Dublin. \nA €10 charge applies; places are limited and strictly for members only. \nMembers will receive details by email – and bookings will be taken on the basis outlined there. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/a-secret-garden-visit/ LOCATION:Co Dublin CATEGORIES:Club Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Mess-e1683124604276.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230628 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20230503T145744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T150517Z UID:6595-1687651200-1687910399@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Gardens of Waterford DESCRIPTION:A three-day visit for our members to the Gardens of the South East including Dromana\, Mount Congreve and the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Garden. \nFull details\, including accommodation\, cost and how to book are outlined in an email sent to all members. \n  \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/gardens-of-waterford/ LOCATION:Co Dublin ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Lafcadio.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230606T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230606T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20230502T100217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T143201Z UID:6567-1686079800-1686083400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:2023 Annual General Meeting DESCRIPTION:Our AGM is being held virtually on Tuesday\, 6th June 2023. \nFull details and an agenda have been sent by email to all members. \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/2023-annual-general-meeting/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Dial-in details have been sent to members by email CATEGORIES:Club Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/AGM.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230523T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230523T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220920T025220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T130730Z UID:6224-1684872000-1684877400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:June Blake: Making magic in my garden DESCRIPTION:Known for her beautiful garden in Tinode\, West Wicklow\, June Blake joins us to share planting and garden design wisdom garnered over twenty years.  Stretching over 3 acres\, her garden is famous for its layered planting and continuous seasonal interest.  In a previous life\, June as a jewellery designer and her garden demonstrates her artist’s eye for detail and natural knack for colour and placement. \n \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-details-to-follow-3/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/June-Blake.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230425T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230425T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220920T024541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T190125Z UID:6210-1682452800-1682458200@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Oliver Schurmann\, garden designer and owner of Mount Venus Nursery DESCRIPTION:Mount Venus Nursery is a specialist nursery tucked away in the scenic Dublin hills overlooking the city. Over the past 20 years\, the nursery has offered one of the widest collections of hardy garden plants in Ireland. Having a varied palette of plants is essential when designing successful and bio-diverse gardens. Most plants are home grown\, exposed to the elements. The old Walled Garden is structured from sun to deep shade which makes it enjoyable to stroll through finding the right plants for the right spot in the garden. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/oliver-schurmann-garden-designer-and-owner-of-mount-venus-nursery/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Oliver-Schurmann.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230328T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230328T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220920T025106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T171402Z UID:6222-1680033600-1680039000@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Conall O'Caoimh of Ardán Garden DESCRIPTION:Ardán garden is situated on half an acre and the planting and design are a direct response to its coastal hillside location close to the summit of Howth in north Dublin. In 2003\, this garden was a rugged mountainside garden and today\, it has been transformed into a dynamic contemporary and ever-evolving garden which includes an eclectic botanical collection\, artistically arranged. The passion and skill of Nuala and Conall are evident in the variety of planting areas including large densely planted herbaceous areas\, a white garden\, an exotic garden with a pond and bog garden\, a vegetable garden\, a small woodland where one can sit quietly out of the heat of the sun and a natural rocky outcrop. Conall’s garden sculptures enhance the vibrancy and contemporary feel of the garden. Of significant importance\, Ardán is gardened organically and is a garden of the UNESCO Dublin Bay Biosphere. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-details-to-follow-2/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Connal-OGorman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230228T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230228T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220920T024709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T135953Z UID:6215-1677614400-1677619800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Robert O'Byrne - Ireland's Historic Gardens: A bird's eye view 1600 to 1900 DESCRIPTION:Robert O’Byrne has a passionate interest in Ireland’s architectural and horticultural heritage and has written extensively about both. During 2021/22 he curated two exhibitions examining the history and evolution of Irish country house gardens\, including walled gardens\, across three centuries. He has also presented a two part television series on the same subject on RTE One television\, and is co-editing a book on Ireland’s historic gardens due to be published next year. \nIn his talk\, Robert will examine the history of Ireland’s country house gardens over the last 400 years during which time garden design has reflected political and social changes taking place within the country and how this has influenced gardening today. \n \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-details-to-follow/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Robert-OByrne-e1673272784582.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230124T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230124T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220920T024242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T171458Z UID:6205-1674590400-1674595800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Linda Murphy\, Teagasc - ‘How to approach your garden from a design point of view’ DESCRIPTION:Linda Murphy is a garden designer from Dublin. She is a keen gardener with an arts background who\, having completed a Masters in Landscape Architecture at UCD in 2000\, joined the staff of the Teagasc College of Horticulture in the National Botanic Gardens working as a lecturer specializing in Design and Plant Materials. \nShe is a very keen gardener with an interest in landscape architecture and\, on occasion\, opens her own garden to the public. \n \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/linda-murphy-teagasc-lecturer-how-to-approach-your-garden-from-a-design-point-of-view/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Linda-Murphy-e1673269893723.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20221122T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20221122T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220920T023718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T171319Z UID:6199-1669147200-1669152600@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Tom Hart Dyke\, Plant Hunter - ‘Plant hunter and gardener with passion’ DESCRIPTION:Thomas Hart Dyke is an English horticulturist\, author and plant hunter from the Hart Dyke family of Lullingstone Castle\, Kent\, one of England’s oldest family estates.  Tom is the 20th generation of the Hart Dykes to live at the Castle and is the designer of the World Garden of Plants located on the property. \nTom is a modern day plant hunter who follows in the traditions of the plant hunters of old who risked life and limb in pursuit of fantastic blooms and plants.  His experience includes a 9-month kidnapping ordeal in Panama/Columbia in 2000.  He occupied himself by creating a design for a garden containing plants collected on his trips\, laid out in the shape of a world map according to their continent of origin.  The resulting World Garden showcases rare and important botanical plants and contains approximately 8\,000 species of plants\, many collected by Hart Dyke from their native environments. \nTom’s garden won the prestigious British Guild of Travel Writers UK Tourism Award in 2005; he was made President of the Australasian Plant Society in 2011\, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Canterbury Christ Church University on 27th January 2017.  Tom continues to plant hunt around the world\, is busy working in the World Garden and fighting hard to save his ancestral home. \n \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/tom-hart-dyke-plant-hunter-plant-hunter-and-gardener-with-passion/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Thomas-Hart-Dyke.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20221025T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20221025T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220920T023419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T025940Z UID:6193-1666728000-1666733400@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Benjamin Pope\, Horticulturalist and Lecturer at London Physic Garden - ‘For the love of plants’ DESCRIPTION:Benjamin has been working in horticulture for over two decades\, studying and training at the Merrist Wood and RHS Wisley\, where he was awarded Best Practical and Best Overall Student.  His work experience ranges from nursery practices and propagation in Australia through to design and horticultural research in London for the practice of Arabella Lennox-Boyd.  He is currently the head gardener of a private estate in West Sussex where he tends to a walled kitchen garden\, herbaceous borders\, floral meadows\, woodland\, water features and more.  He writes about his progress on The Working Garden. \nAlongside this role\, Benjamin also lectures at the Chelsea Physic Garden for the English Gardening School\, and at West Dean College of Art and Conservation.  He holds a RHS Master of Horticulture\, is a member of the RHS Herbaceous Committee and writes for various publications including Gardens Illustrated.  Ben is currently developing a market garden with ecology and sustainability at its heart.  When out and about\, he is often accompanied by his beloved dogs\, Geoff and Mavis. \n          URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/benjamin-pope-horticulturalist-and-lecturer-at-london-physic-garden-for-the-love-of-plants/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Benjamin-Pope.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220927T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220927T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20211208T101548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T022840Z UID:5484-1664308800-1664314200@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:T.J. Maher\, Artist & Gardener\, Patthana Garden - ‘Creating a garden from a field – the new Torc Garden at Patthana’ DESCRIPTION:TJ is an artist and gardener who engages uniquely with plants\, wildlife and location to create vivid and colourful gardens. As a painter\, he is particularly conscious of how he uses and places colour to best advantage.  He trained as a painter at NCAD\, Dublin and as a horticulturalist at the National Botanic Gardens\, Dublin and is represented the Taylor Galleries in Dublin.  T.J. has lived in Kiltegan\, Co. Wicklow for 22 years with his partner\, Simon Kirby\, where he created Patthana Garden and where he now runs the Patthana Garden Course.  The garden has been described as “one of the best small secret gardens in the country.”  (Shirley Lanigan “The 100 Best Gardens in Ireland”) \nTJ started work on his Torc Garden in 2020 on recently purchased agricultural land. It adjoins his award-winning village garden in Kiltegan\, Co. Wicklow and is designed to take advantage of the view of the nearby church and consists of two huge borders with wraparound pathways that lead the visitor on a journey of colour\, exciting plan combinations and a connection to insects and wildlife.  TJ’s creativity\, artistic flair and hard work have created a magical space that engages and inspires. \n  URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/t-j-maher-artist-gardener-patthana-garden-an-artists-guide-to-using-colour-in-the-garden/ LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/T-J-Maher.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220607T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220607T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20220419T170247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T170247Z UID:5648-1654630200-1654633800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:A.G.M. 7th June 2022 - 7.30 to 8.30pm by Zoom DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY\, 7th June 2022\, 7.30pm to 8.30pm \nA.G.M. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/a-g-m-7th-june-2022-7-30-to-8-30pm-by-zoom/ LOCATION:Co Dublin CATEGORIES:Club Events,Zoom Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220524T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220524T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20211208T195951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T170051Z UID:5492-1653422400-1653427800@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Sir Bob Salisbury 'Field of Dreams' DESCRIPTION:Sir Robert (Bob) Salisbury is a leading educationalist\, who recently chaired the literacy and numeracy task force in Northern Ireland. Previously he was a professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. He is a keen angler\, photographer and gardener. Bob and his wife Rosemary have spent the last sixteen years developing one of the most significant wildlife gardens in Northern Ireland and his book ‘Field of Dreams’ is an inspiring story of the trials and tribulations of developing a wildlife haven. URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/sir-bob-salisbury-field-of-dreams/ LOCATION:Co Dublin CATEGORIES:Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/bob-salisbury-and-his-wife-rosemary.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220426T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220426T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T203322 CREATED:20211208T195853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T170014Z UID:5490-1651003200-1651008600@foxrockgardenclub.com SUMMARY:Joe Whelan\, Head Gardener\, Nymans 'Historic garden management in the 21st century – how Nymans is adapting to the times' DESCRIPTION:Joe Whelan is from Shankill\, Co. Dublin and completed his degree in Horticulture at WIT. He was Head Gardener at Rathmullan House Hotel in Co. Donegal and also spent some time at Glenveagh Castle before making a move to Nymans in 2015\, where he has been Head Gardener since 2018.  Plants have always been his passion and as Head Gardener at Nymans\, he is custodian ofone of the most significant plant collections in the UK. \n  \nTalk title \nHistoric garden management in the 21st century – how Nymans is adapting to the times URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/joe-whelan-head-gardener-nymans-historic-garden-management-in-the-21st-century-how-nymans-is-adapting-to-the-times/ LOCATION:Co Dublin CATEGORIES:Lectures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/Joe-Whelan-Photo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR