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 [...]
Gary Carroll, Cranesbill Nursery – ‘Discover the diversity of hardy Geraniums’
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dr. John Grimshaw, Gardener, Botanist and Author – ‘Paying Rent – Plants That Earn Their Keep’
Dr John Grimshaw has been interested in plants all his life, as both a gardener and a botanist, and holds a First Class Degree in Botany and a Doctorate in African Forest Ecology from Oxford University. He has travelled widely to see plants growing in habitat and his first book was ‘The Gardener’s Atlas’ (1998), [...]
Joe Whelan, Head Gardener, Nymans ‘Historic garden management in the 21st century – how Nymans is adapting to the times’
Joe Whelan is from Shankill, Co. Dublin and completed his degree in Horticulture at WIT. He was Head Gardener at Rathmullan House Hotel in Co. Donegal and also spent some time at Glenveagh Castle before making a move to Nymans in 2015, where he has been Head Gardener since 2018. Plants have always been his [...]
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 [...]
A.G.M. 7th June 2022 – 7.30 to 8.30pm by Zoom
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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, IrelandTJ 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 [...]
Benjamin Pope, Horticulturalist and Lecturer at London Physic Garden – ‘For the love of plants’
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandBenjamin has been working in horticulture for over two decades, studying and training at the Merrist Wood and RHS Wisley, where he was awarded Best Practical and Best Overall Student. His work experience ranges from nursery practices and propagation in Australia through to design and horticultural research in London for the practice of Arabella Lennox-Boyd. [...]