Oliver Schurmann, garden designer and owner of Mount Venus Nursery
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandMount 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 [...]
June Blake: Making magic in my garden
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandKnown 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 [...]
2023 Annual General Meeting
Zoom Dial-in details have been sent to members by emailOur AGM is being held virtually on Tuesday, 6th June 2023. Full details and an agenda have been sent by email to all members.
Gardens of Waterford
A three-day visit for our members to the Gardens of the South East including Dromana, Mount Congreve and the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Garden. Full details, including accommodation, cost and how to book are outlined in an email sent to all members.
A Secret Garden Visit
You won't want to miss this visit which will bring you to a large and exciting private garden in South County Dublin. A €10 charge applies; places are limited and strictly for members only. Members will receive details by email - and bookings will be taken on the basis outlined there.
Visit to Linda Murphy’s Garden
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. Linda Murphy is a keen gardener with an arts background who, having completed a Masters in Landscape Architecture at UCD in 2000, joined the staff [...]
Dave Hardy, Esker Farm Daffodils: A year on the farm
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandDave 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 [...]
Billy Alexander, Kells Bay Gardens: “Plant Travels to Robinson Crusoe Island and South America”
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandFresh 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 [...]
Roisin Graham & Marie Laird, Floral Artists: Christmas Floral Sparkle – a demonstration & social evening
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandAward-winning flower artists, Roisin Graham and Marie Laird are joining us to demonstrate a variety of floral Christmas decor! All of the arrangements will be raffled on the night, in aid of the Club's charity fund. Join us for a festive social evening after the demonstration!
Nick Bailey – plantsman, garden designer and author
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 [...]