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SUMMARY:Jack Willgoss\, Wildegoose Nursery\, Shropshire - 'Higher & Higher - using tall perennials to create an immersive atmosphere'
DESCRIPTION:Jack Willgoss of Wildegoose Nursery\, Shropshire.\n‘Higher and Higher – Using tall perennials to create an immersive atmosphere in the garden.’ \nJack Willgoss started his horticultural training at 16 years old at Reaseheath College\, whilst working at the Dorothy Clive Garden. He then went onto study a two year Diploma Course at the flagship RHS Garden Wisley\, graduating with Distinction in 2008. \nJack spent a couple of years working as the gardener for a large private house\, but he and his wife\, who had met as Wisley trainees\, had a long held dream to have a nursery and create a beautiful garden to showcase their favourite plants and if this could be in an old Walled Garden even better. So in late 2011 Jack and Laura moved to South Shropshire and set up Wildegoose Nursery – initially specialising in perennial Violas\, which they showcased at RHS Malvern and Chelsea Flower Shows winning Gold and Silver Gilt Medals respectively. However\,  they then had the opportunity to take on a derelict Walled Garden in 2013 and start to create a garden of their own. Beyond Violas this garden gathered together their favourite herbaceous perennials and grasses that they had been avidly collecting at home and abroad and a garden in a Naturalistic\, romantic style started to take shape. The Walled Garden is now open to the public with its series of garden rooms and ornamental vegetable garden and the nursery has expanded to offer a wide range of unusual perennials and grasses\, and violas\, all propagated from seed\, cuttings and division from the stock plants in the garden. The garden and nursery have been featured in many notable magazines including\, RHS The Garden\, Garden’s Illustrated\, Country Life\, Country Living and The Guardian. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/jack-willgoss-wildegoose-nursery-shropshire-creating-beautiful-borders/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211207T193000
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SUMMARY:Gary Carroll\, Cranesbill Nursery - 'Discover the diversity of hardy Geraniums'
DESCRIPTION:Gary Carroll has gardened for over 15 years. Studied at Rodbasson Horticultural College during which time he created his own garden. He then progressed to a local arboretum\, a very large and busy garden centre\, as well as having his own garden renovation business. Subsequent to that he worked as a gardener for a Five Star Hotel in Australia\, after which he moved on to be a Garden Manager at a historic National Trust property. He now aims to provide the best range of Hardy Geraniums in the U.K. and beyond. All his plants are robust sizes and aside from his Bare-Roots supplied in Spring-ready to be planted straight out into the garden
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/gary-carroll-cranesbill-nursery-discover-the-diversity-of-hardy-geraniums/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211123T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20210819T145819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T152250Z
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SUMMARY:Sara Whelan\, Gardener - 'The Winter Garden'
DESCRIPTION:Sara Whelan is a garden designer living in Dunmain\, New Ross\, Co. Wexford. She first learnt about plants from her grandmother who lived near the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin\, Dublin. She studied science at UCD and worked in education for almost 40 years. After taking early retirement\, she studied for a Diploma in Garden Design and was a finalist in the national student design competition run by the Garden and Landscape Design Association (GLDA). Sara has designed and made many gardens\, from tiny city gardens to coastal gardens\, a school garden\, community gardens\, and her own country garden in Dunmain. She coordinated the New Ross GIY group for 10 years and currently helps to maintain three public display beds in the town\, which promote biodiversity\, herbs\, edible flowers and vegetables. Sara offers an informal garden design advice and planning service\, through her website: gardenplans.info.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/sara-whelan-gardener-the-winter-garden/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211026T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211026T210000
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CREATED:20210819T143204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T145409Z
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SUMMARY:Helen Picton\, The Picton Garden & Old Court Nurseries - 'It is NOT time for bed yet'
DESCRIPTION:Helen Picton is a specialist grower of autumn flowering asters.   The Picton family operates Old Court Nurseries and The Picton Garden in Herefordshire\, England.   The nursery was established by Ernest Ballard\, the first nurseryman to popularise autumn-flowering asters.   The Pictons hold the Plant Heritage National Plant Collection of autumn-flowering asters\, with more than four hundred forms present in the collection.  Helen joined the business after completing a botany degree at the University of Reading and has since then been working full time with asters.   She also lectures and gives talks throughout the U.K.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/helen-picton-the-picton-garden-old-court-nurseries-it-is-not-time-for-bed-yet/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210928T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210928T210000
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CREATED:20210819T135508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T145535Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Timothy Walker\, Botanist\, Gardener & Lecturer - 'Plants\, Borders and Gardens'
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Timothy Walker is a Botanist\, Gardener and Lecturer.  He read Botany at University College Oxford and upon graduation worked as a trainee at University Oxford Botanic Garden.  He subsequently studied at Askham Bryan College York\, did a traineeship at Savill Garden Windsor and completed a diploma at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.  In 1995 he was awarded a Master of Horticulture by the RHS. \nFor 28 years\,\, until 2014\, he worked at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum (OBGHA) firstly as General Foreman\, then as Horti Praefectus and finally was appointed Director in 2002\, during which time the OBGHA won 4 gold\, 2 silver-gilt and one silver medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. \nHe lectures extensively to public audiences worldwide and continues to work as a lecturer at three Oxford colleges:  Somerville\, Pembroke and Hertford. In 2010 he was elected as a Fellow of the Linnaen Society of London.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/dr-timothy-walker-botanist-gardener-lecturer-plants-borders-and-gardens/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210908T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210908T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20210819T135058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T145446Z
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SUMMARY:Dan Hinkley\, Plantsman & Plant Hunter - 'Connoisseurs Table'
DESCRIPTION:Dan Hinkley is an American plantsman\, plant hunter\, garden writer\, horticulturist\, nursery man and lecturer.  He is known throughout the world as one of our foremost plant explorers and plantsmen and is committed to sustainable horticultural practices and raising the collective awareness of the diversity of plant life on Earth\, as well as the magic and mysteries of the natural world.  Best known for creating two highly regarded gardens – Heronswood and Windcliff – the story of how one begat the other is celebrated in his recent book ‘Windcliff’ published in 2020.  Over the years\, Dan has collected\, propagated and named varieties of plants new to the North American nursery trade.  In his garden at Windcliff he grows a mix of different plants from North American natives to species from around the world. \nDan has a B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture and Horticulture Education and an M.S. in Urban Horticulture and has been awarded many honours for his horticultural work including the Medal of Honor from the Garden Club of America;  the Liberty Hyde Bailey Award from the American Horticultural Society for a lifetime of achievement in education\, writing and plant exploration; and  the Veitch Memorial Medal by the RHS for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of science and practice of horticulture.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/dan-hinkley-plantsman-plant-hunter-connoisseurs-table/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210601T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210601T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20210303T120612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T121328Z
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SUMMARY:A.G.M. - 1st June 2021 @ 7.30pm
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY\, 1st June 2021\, 7.30pm to 8.00pm \nA.G.M.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/a-g-m-1st-june-2021-7-30pm/
CATEGORIES:Club Events,Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210525T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210525T210000
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SUMMARY:Mary Keenan\, owner of Gash Gardens & Nursery\, horticultural consultant\, garden writer and lecturer - 'What I have learned from Gardening'
DESCRIPTION:Mary Keenan B.Agr.Sc (Landscape Horticulture)\nGash Gardens & Nursery\, Castletown\, Portlaoise. Co. Laois R32K068 \nEmail: gashgardens@gmail.com \nTelephone: 087-2737883 \nhttps://gashgardens.ie/ \nMary Keenan\, together with her husband Ross Doyle\, is the owner of Gash Gardens & Nursery in County Laois. She has been gardening and growing plants for over 40 years. After qualifying with a degree in landscape horticulture from University College Dublin\, she worked as a college lecturer at the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin\, Dublin for several years before joining South Dublin County Council as a Parks Superintendent. Over a period of almost 20 years in local authority\, she held varying responsibilities in management and development of public parks and street tree management. She is a Past President and former Executive Director of the Tree Council of Ireland. Mary is now self-employed in the running of Gash Gardens & Nursery\, where she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for plants with visitors and specialises in growing interesting and unusual plants. She also works as a garden writer\, lecturer\, Tidy Towns adjudicator and horticultural consultant. As a long-time\, regular columnist\, and more recently as editor\, with the Irish Garden magazine\, Mary writes and lectures on a wide range of garden topics conveying her very practical\, hands-on and down to earth approach to plants and gardening.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/mary-keenan-may-2021/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210506T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210506T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20210412T134317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T161225Z
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SUMMARY:Rosie Hardy of Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants - "From Back Garden to Chelsea Gold"
DESCRIPTION:“From Back Garden to Chelsea Gold” \nHardy’s Cottage Garden Plants was founded in 1988 by Rosy Hardy. Anyone who has visited Chelsea Flower Show will surely have spent time looking with envy at their stand. Herbaceous plants in garden settings – they have won 24 Gold medals so far \nZoom Talk\, hosted by Wexford Garden & Flower Club
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/rosie-hardy-of-hardys-cottage-garden-plants-from-back-garden-to-chelsea-gold/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210427T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200924T112637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T180649Z
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SUMMARY:Conrad McCormick\, garden designer\, freelance garden journalist and environmentalist - 'Fantastic foliage and phenomenal flowers.'
DESCRIPTION:Conrad is a garden designer\, freelance garden journalist and environmentalist. He has appeared on the RTE/BBC NI Gardening Together TV show 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.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/conrad-mccormick-garden-designer-freelance-journalist-and-environmentalist-fantastic-foliage-and-phenomenal-flowers/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210422T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210422T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20210412T134009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T161140Z
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SUMMARY:Timothy Walker\, Botanist - "On Top but Never in Control"
DESCRIPTION:“On Top but Never in Control” \nTimothy Walker was previously Director of Oxford Botanic Gardens. This is the story of making his wife’s small town garden. \nZoom Talk\, hosted by Wexford Garden & Flower Club
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/timothy-walker-botanist-on-top-but-never-in-control/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210330T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210330T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20210322T085203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T085538Z
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SUMMARY:Diarmuid Gavin\, Garden Designer and TV Presenter - 'Creating Gardens\,Home and Away'
DESCRIPTION:March 30th at 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m \nDiarmuid Gavin\, Garden Designer and TV Presenter – ‘Creating Gardens\,Home and Away’
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/diarmuid-gavin-garden-designer-and-tv-presenter-creating-gardenshome-and-away/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210323T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210323T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200924T112056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T180736Z
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SUMMARY:Tamsin Westhorpe\, freelance writer and curator gardener of stockton bury gardens - 'Life as a garden writer'
DESCRIPTION:Tamsin has over 25 years’ experience in the horticultural industry.  Her career has seen her edit ‘The English Garden’ Magazine\, contribute to national newspapers and magazines\, lecture at Kingston Maurward College in Dorset and care for parks and gardens.  She is now a freelance writer and curator and gardener of Stockton Bury Gardens in Herefordshire.  Tamsin is also an RHS Chelsea Flower Show Judge\,co-Chair of ‘The Garden Media Guild’ and an accomplished speaker at home and abroad.  She is the host of the popular podcast ‘Fresh from the Pod Gardening Stories’ and author of the new book ‘Diary of a Modern Country Gardener’ which was recently in The Independent’s top 10 lockdown gardening reads. \nYou can find out more about Tamsin by following her Instagram and Twitter accounts both at @tamsinwesthorpe and her web address is www.tamsinwesthorpe.co.uk.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/tamsin-westhorpe-freelance-writer-and-curator-gardener-of-stockton-bury-gardens-life-as-a-garden-writer/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210223T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210223T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200924T111921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T083028Z
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SUMMARY:Averil Milligan\, Gardener and Contributor to Gardener's Corner\, Radio Ulster - 'Going back to my roots'
DESCRIPTION:Averil has been involved in Horticulture for over 34 years in various roles but most of her time has been at the helm looking after historic gardens and their visitors. \nAfter college\, she took a role as propagator at Hillsborough Castle for 7 years in the tough years in Northern Ireland\, the garden wasn’t open to the public at that time due to the unrest so she moved to the National Trust as Assistant Head Gardener to the lovely gardens at Mount Stewart.  Here\, Averil developed a keen interest in herbaceous perennials and with the climate and such unusual plants she felt she was always learning! After 10 years Averil moved on down the coast to Rowallane as Head Gardener where she stayed for 17 years within the  natural flows of the ericaceous collection there until recently when she decided to have a  change of tack and go self-employed! \nAveril’s interests within horticulture are varied\, she loves to explore herbal medicine and the traditional healing benefits of plants\, especially those native weeds we so despise. She also has a desire to grow flowers to sell locally (‘grown not flown’) and in addition\, this year branched out into vegetable growing using the ‘no dig’ methodology. Averil is a regular contributor to ‘Gardener’s Corner’ on Radio Ulster Saturday morning broadcast and also makes herbal soaps using botanical infusions so\, as she describes herself\, ‘a full mix of herbal medicine\, horticulture and creative spirits!’ \nNowadays\, Averil feels as if she has gone full circle and has come back to her roots – from a student gaining experience\, to gardener supervisor\, then into garden management and encouraging people to come into horticulture – and now it’s time to come back to the soil to grow what she loves…
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/averil-milligan-gardener-and-contributor-to-gardeners-corner-radio-ulster/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210126T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210126T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200924T111221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T082546Z
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SUMMARY:James Wickham\, Garden Designer and Freelance garden writer - "In good company."
DESCRIPTION:James Wickham is a regular contributor to ‘The Irish Garden’ and has worked for\n‘Gardeners’ World’ magazine and at the RHS Garden Wisley.   \nNow based in County Roscommon\, James works as a garden designer and freelance garden writer.  His garden is home to a collection of plants that are highly personal\, often reflecting James’s friendship with many great gardeners and nurseries over the years.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/james-wickham-garden-designer-and-freelance-garden-writer-in-good-company/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200710T124609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T083647Z
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SUMMARY:Troy Scott Smith\, Head Gardener\, Iford Manor Gardens - 'Roses.'
DESCRIPTION:Troy Scott Smith was born and brought up in Yorkshire and it was there amongst the wonderful countryside that he developed an appreciation of plants and later where he began his career in horticulture and it is the natural world that nourishes and inspires him most deeply. Coming from a family of great naturalists\, it was no surprise that as a boy he would spend most of his time in the nearby dales seeking out the beautiful and the natural. From the incredible weathered detail of limestone pavement to the exquisite flower-rich meadows of Swaledale. This repeated study over many years of flora and fauna of a specific habitat was fundamental in teaching him patience and importance of observation and it helped to sow the seeds of a life-long love of plants. \nHis gardening career began in 1987 at Harewood House between Leeds and Harrogate. It was tough introduction and he had to get up at 5 in the morning\, catch two buses and walk down a mile long drive before spending the day as the garden boy – washing pots\, but he absolutely loved every minute of it. \nLater\, after some time at College and working at a garden caring for the National Collection of Delphiniums\, he joined a landscape design company\, working mostly on one garden in northern France\, restoring original features and implementing new design. \nTroy joined the National Trust (NT) in 1990 and apart from a year as Curator with the Royal Horticultural Society at Hyde Hall he has spent most of the time since working at three NT gardens – two of them – Sissinghurst and Bodnant twice\, working both as a gardener and Head Gardener. At the same time he has been fortunate to get involved in other things\, and is grateful to the NT for allowing him the freedom to do so. He worked at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney; designed the floral colour spectrum at the Royal Botanic Garden Kew and became interested in photography and was awarded the RHS professional photographer of the year. He continues to enjoy writing and talking about plants and gardens. However\, for Troy it’s having a deep\, basic and enduring connection with a garden that is most rewarding. \nIn 2013\, Troy returned to Sissinghurst as Head Gardener with a seven-year programme of renewal. Immersing himself in the garden\, he slowly developed a way of gardening that places beauty and romance first. Last year\, he completed this project which culminated in the re-working of Delos (Vita and Harold’s Grecian Garden at Sissinghurst) working with Dan Pearson. \n2020 brings a new garden and a new challenge for Troy. Iford Manor\, in the Frome Valley\, a few miles from Bradford on Avon\, was acclaimed Architect and Garden Designer Harold Peto’s home between 1899 and his death in 1932. Working with the owners he is embarking on an ambitious programme of both garden enhancement and in parts (walled garden and Georgian hanging woodland) restoration.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/troy-scott-smith-head-gardener-iford-manor-gardens-roses/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201027T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20201027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
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SUMMARY:Colm O'Driscoll\, Head Gardener\, Airfield Estate - 'Airfield Estate - a work in progress.'
DESCRIPTION:Since Graduating from the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Colm has had a diverse career gaining experience in many areas of the horticultural industry before being appointed head ornamental gardener in Airfield Estate in 2013. Inheriting a garden that had undergone a major redesign\, Colm’s initial task was to manage the transition of the gardens from partial building site to the maturing landscape we see today. Having initially managed the ornamental gardens Colm was appointed Head Gardener of the estate in 2017\, taking over the management of the extensive Food gardens. Colm has applied his passion and knowledge of all things horticulture to the continued design and development of the gardens in Airfield Estate. A firm exponent of the arts and craft style of gardening as well as organic horticultural methods\, Colm constantly strives to innovate and introduce new and exciting plants while adopting sustainable methodologies in the gardens. Colm has an insatiable appetite for all things horticulture and can regularly be found indulging in a bus man’s holiday visiting gardens in all corners of the globe. In this illustrated talk titled “Airfield Estate… work in progress” Colm will outline the garden’s journey to date\, highlighting the challenges\, successes and failures he and his team have encountered over the past seven years.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/colm-odriscoll-head-gardener-airfield-estate-airfield-estate-a-work-in-progress/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200922T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200922T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200710T124005Z
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SUMMARY:Phil Smith\, Head Gardener\, Wollerton Old Hall Gardens - 'The Fragrant Garden'
DESCRIPTION:Phil Smith is the Head Gardener at Wollerton Old Hall Garden in Shropshire. Taking the reins in 2016\, Phil has continued to develop and maintain what is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of an English Country Garden. Full of exuberant colour\, themed borders and crisply manicured topiary\, Wollerton Old Hall offers something for all. \nPhil’s interest in horticulture started at an early age helping his Dad plant potatoes in the family back garden. This interest grew throughout his teenage years\, slowly beginning to take over more and more of the garden\, planting everything from delicate dianthus to elegant penstemons. On leaving school\, he took a degree in Horticulture at Pershore College in Worcestershire\, graduating in 2008 with first class honours. \nBeginning his horticultural career with a student placement at Winterbourne House & Garden\, Birmingham\, he quickly progressed to Head Gardener in just six years. After a short stint at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire it was then onto Wollerton Old Hall. \nHaving recently completed an MA in Landscape Architecture he is passionate about garden design and how people engage with the landscape around them. He dreams of one day designing a show garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/phil-smith-head-gardener-wollerton-old-hall-gardens-the-fragrant-garden/
CATEGORIES:Zoom Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200602T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200602T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200428T113626Z
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SUMMARY:A.G.M. and Social Evening
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY\, 2nd June 2020 @ 8 pm \nA.G.M. and SOCIAL EVENING
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/a-g-m-and-social-evening/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Club Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200526T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20200526T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212743
CREATED:20200428T115109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T125134Z
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SUMMARY:"Gardening for Pollinators" - Brian O'Toole
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY\, 26th May 2020\n“Gardening for Pollinators” \nBrian O’Toole – WildAcres \n\n\nAll are welcome\, non-members  €7 at the door.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/gardening-for-pollinators-brian-otoole/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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