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Helen Picton, The Picton Garden & Old Court Nurseries – ‘It is NOT time for bed yet’

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 [...]

Sara Whelan, Gardener – ‘The Winter Garden’

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 [...]

Jack Willgoss, Wildegoose Nursery, Shropshire – ‘Higher & Higher – using tall perennials to create an immersive atmosphere’

Jack Willgoss of Wildegoose Nursery, Shropshire. ‘Higher and Higher - Using tall perennials to create an immersive atmosphere in the garden.’ Jack 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 [...]

Klaus Laitenberger – ‘Grow your own healthy Vegetables’

Klaus Laitenberger is the autor of three vegetable gardening books. He was the Head Gardener at the Organic Centre in Co. Leitrim and restored the gardens of Lissadell House in Co. Sligo. He is a regular contributor to the Irish Garden magazine. Klaus also works as a gardening consultant and gives lectures and talks nationwide [...]

Sir Bob Salisbury ‘Field of Dreams’

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 [...]

T.J. Maher, Artist & Gardener, Patthana Garden – ‘Creating a garden from a field – the new Torc Garden at Patthana’

Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland

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 [...]