“Growing and arranging flowers seasonally and sustainably” – Fionnuala Fallon
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandFionnuala Fallon is a trained horticulturist, gardening correspondent for The Irish Times, author and flower farmer. With her photographer husband, Richard Johnston, she grows a very wide range of seasonal, sustainably-produced cut-flowers on her flower farm in a Victorian walled garden in west Wicklow. She uses her flowers to create bouquets and arrangements for private [...]
“Dynamic planting – combining plants, materials and place – star plants for small gardens” – Mathew Wilson
Matthew Wilson is an award-winning garden and landscape designer, writer, radio & television broadcaster and lecturer. He has extensive garden design experience having worked on a wealth of projects – from small urban gardens to master planning country estates. Since setting up the practice in 2016, Matthew has designed many gardens and landscapes for private and [...]
“Leaf Lust” – Conrad McCormick
Conrad is a garden designer, freelance garden journalist and environmentalist. He has appeared on the television and regularly contributes to BBC Radio Ulster’s Gardeners Corner programme. He has a passion for unusual and exotic plants which he grows in his suburban North Antrim garden.
“A year in John’s garden” – Nigel Hopes
Nigel Hopes is Head Gardener for John Massey in his private garden in the West Midlands. He did is work experience at Ashwood before going on to study at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, where added to his experience with with placements at RHS Garden Wisley and a plant hunting trip in South Africa. Nigel will talk [...]
“Caher Bridge revistied” – Carl Wright
Carl Wright gardens at Caher Bridge, an award-winning garden located near Fanore in the Burren, Co. Clare. He is originally from Devon and has lived in Clare since the 1990's. He created the garden from what was originally dense hazel and blackthorn scrub; it is based around a restored riverside cottage, blending in with its surroundings [...]