Orlaith has been with the RHSI for three years, where she is administration and development officer. Passionate about ‘edimentals’: ornamental plants which are also edible, she is an organic gardening teacher with a background in forest gardening and permaculture.

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 [...]

Mairin hosts an open day at her garden at 3, The Birches, off Torquay Road, Foxrock. Donation at the door in aid of the Capuchin Day Centre.      

A chance to visit Elaine's garden at 15 Clonkeen Road, Deansgrange in aid of the Laura Lynn Foundation. Tea & Coffee will be available.  

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]