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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230523T200000
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SUMMARY:June Blake: Making magic in my garden
DESCRIPTION:Known for her beautiful garden in Tinode\, West Wicklow\, June Blake joins us to share planting and garden design wisdom garnered over twenty years.  Stretching over 3 acres\, her garden is famous for its layered planting and continuous seasonal interest.  In a previous life\, June as a jewellery designer and her garden demonstrates her artist’s eye for detail and natural knack for colour and placement. \n \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-details-to-follow-3/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Club Events,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230606T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230606T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T143201Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our AGM is being held virtually on Tuesday\, 6th June 2023. \nFull details and an agenda have been sent by email to all members. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/2023-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Dial-in details have been sent to members by email
CATEGORIES:Club Events
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SUMMARY:Gardens of Waterford
DESCRIPTION:A three-day visit for our members to the Gardens of the South East including Dromana\, Mount Congreve and the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Garden. \nFull details\, including accommodation\, cost and how to book are outlined in an email sent to all members. \n  \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/gardens-of-waterford/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230728T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230728T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230503T134946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T150642Z
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SUMMARY:A Secret Garden Visit
DESCRIPTION:You won’t want to miss this visit which will bring you to a large and exciting private garden in South County Dublin. \nA €10 charge applies; places are limited and strictly for members only. \nMembers will receive details by email – and bookings will be taken on the basis outlined there.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/a-secret-garden-visit/
CATEGORIES:Club Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230819T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230819T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230503T141319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T150501Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to Linda Murphy's Garden
DESCRIPTION:Those of you who enjoyed Linda’s excellent talk during the year will be delighted to hear that the Club will visit her garden on Saturday\, 19th August at 11.00 am. \nLinda Murphy is a keen gardener with an arts background who\, having completed a Masters in Landscape Architecture at UCD in 2000\, joined the staff of the Teagasc College of Horticulture in the National Botanic Gardens working as a lecturer specializing in Design and Plant Materials.  She is a very keen gardener with an interest in landscape architecture and we are delighted that she is opening her garden to us for our visit. \nA €10 euro charge applies and light refreshments will be served. \nThis is a member-only event\, you will receive booking details by email. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/visit-to-linda-murphys-garden-dublin-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230926T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20230926T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230821T171513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T172752Z
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SUMMARY:Dave Hardy\, Esker Farm Daffodils: A year on the farm
DESCRIPTION:Dave is an award-winning daffodil grower running Esker Farms with his partner Jules in Tyrone\, Northern Ireland. Dave has a degree in Horticulture\, previously he was a teacher for 16 years. He started growing daffodils in autumn 2011 and has competed in daffodil shows around the world and won many awards. He will take us on a trip through his horticultural year. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/dave-hardy-esker-farm-daffodils-a-year-on-the-farm/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231128T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230821T175047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T114411Z
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SUMMARY:Billy Alexander\, Kells Bay Gardens: "Plant Travels to Robinson Crusoe Island and South America"
DESCRIPTION:Fresh from his prestigious gold medal win at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show\, Billy has already been acclaimed by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) for his rare and exotic fern displays.  His gardens at Kells Bay Gardens are home to one of the largest private collections of exotic tree ferns growing naturally in the microclimate of the Dingle Peninsula.  Billy will share his recent trip to Easter Island where much of the island’s vegetation is limited to grasses\, sedges\, and\, of course\, ferns! \n \n  \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/billy-alexander-kells-bay-gardens-travels-on-easter-island/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231205T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20231205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230821T180135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T102828Z
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SUMMARY:Roisin Graham & Marie Laird\, Floral Artists: Christmas Floral Sparkle - a demonstration & social evening
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning flower artists\, Roisin Graham and Marie Laird are joining us to demonstrate a variety of floral Christmas decor! \nAll of the arrangements will be raffled on the night\, in aid of the Club’s charity fund. \n\nJoin us for a festive social evening after the demonstration!
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/roisin-graham-and-marie-laird-floral-artists-christmas-floral-sparkle-a-demonstration/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240123T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240123T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230823T122853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T155907Z
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SUMMARY:Nick Bailey - plantsman\, garden designer and author
DESCRIPTION:Nick Bailey has worked across many sectors of horticulture over the last 30 years\, including nursery stock production\, garden management\, garden design\, teaching\, public speaking\, horticultural consultancy\, writing and broadcasting.  He studied horticulture at Hadlow College\, continuing his studies there to obtain a first class honours degree in Landscape Design in 1995 awarded by the University of Greenwich. \nNick created his first Main Avenue Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2016 (Silver Gilt) and is a former Head Gardener at London’s oldest botanic garden – Chelsea Physic Garden\, where he spent seven years redesigning and developing the site and its plant collections for a contemporary audience. \n\n\n\nHe is a regular contributor to Gardeners World.  He has been an editor for Garden Answers and Garden News  and has also contributed to The Mail\, The Times and The Telegraph.  He has appeared on BBC Two’s “Great British Garden Revival” and “Big Dreams\, Small Spaces” as well as various news and magazine-style shows.\n\n\n\n  \nNick has published three books – Chelsea Physic Garden – A Companion Guide in 2014; 365 Days of Colour in your Garden in 2015 and Revive Your Garden in April 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240227T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240227T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230823T122934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T192404Z
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SUMMARY:Rosie Maye - The Insomniac Gardener - Color For All Seasons
DESCRIPTION:Rosie Maye\, aka The Insomniac Gardener\, has been gardening the three acres around her home near Slane\, Co. Meath for over 20 years.  She has created a woodland garden\, an ornamental meadow and a Mediterranean courtyard among the ruins of old farm buildings. \nRosie writes about gardening in the Irish Garden as well producing a popular blog\, The Insomniac Gardener. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/rosie-maye/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240326T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240326T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230823T123015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T181140Z
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SUMMARY:Jenny Wainwright-Klein - Growing Alpines in the  Schachen Alpine Garden - a satellite garden of the Munich Botanic Garden in the Bavarian Alps
DESCRIPTION:” \nThe Schachen Alpine Garden was opened in 1901 as an outstation of the Munich Botanic Garden and and is one of the oldest alpine gardens in the Alps.  Situated on the northern flanks of the Wetterstein Range\, above the Garmisch-Partenkirchen\, the garden has the ideal combination of a cool\, moist summer and snow-covered winter for the cultivation of Meconopsis\, Himalayan Primulas\, many European alpines\, plants from the Lesotho Drakensburg and many more Alpine plants.  The Schachen garden has over 1\,000 species of high-altitude plants from Europe to the Carpathians\, the Caucasus\, Himalayas\, the Arctic and North America. \nHead Gardener\, Jenny Wainwright-Klein maintains the three acre Alpine Garden at Schachen with the help of two to three gardeners from its sister garden in Munich.  Jenny is a Zambian-born horticulturist who has been coming to work at the Schachen Garden for nearly thirty years during the 12 weeks the garden is open.  She has previously  worked at Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden and Kew Botanic Garden.  For those who would like to visit – beware!  It is open to visitors from mid-June to the end of August and is accessible only after a four-hour climb by foot up a mountain road. \n  \nPhoto 243365355 © Anastasiyakamysheva | Dreamstime.com
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240423T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240423T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230823T123047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T170835Z
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SUMMARY:Orlaith Murphy\, RHSI - From Petal to Plate
DESCRIPTION:Orlaith has been with the RHSI for three years\, where she is administration and development officer. \nPassionate about ‘edimentals’: ornamental plants which are also edible\, she is an organic gardening teacher with a background in forest gardening and permaculture.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/orlaith-murphy/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240528T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240528T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230823T123118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T170915Z
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SUMMARY:Assumpta Broomfield\, Garden Consultant - For the Love of Roses
DESCRIPTION: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 explorers and collectors. \nAssumpta is also an expert on snowdrops and has travelled on three botanical expeditions to China.  With Robert Miller\, Assumpta designed and constructed the Corona North Commemorative Border at Altamont. She was a key committee member of the Irish Garden Plant Society\, which won a Silver Gilt Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. She has worked in the private sector designing and constructing gardens.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/club-meeting-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240611T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240611T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20230823T123416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T181020Z
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting followed by a summer cocktail
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/annual-general-meeting-11th-june-2024-time-to-be-confirmed/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240615T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240615T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20240604T181451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T181451Z
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SUMMARY:Open Garden: Mairin Dunlea\, Foxrock
DESCRIPTION:Mairin hosts an open day at her garden at 3\, The Birches\, off Torquay Road\, Foxrock. \nDonation at the door in aid of the Capuchin Day Centre. \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/open-garden-mairin-dunlea-foxrock/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240805T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240805T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20240604T180906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T180941Z
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SUMMARY:Open Garden: Elaine O'Donoghue\, 15 Clonkeen Road
DESCRIPTION:A chance to visit Elaine’s garden at 15 Clonkeen Road\, Deansgrange in aid of the Laura Lynn Foundation. \nTea & Coffee will be available. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/open-garden-elaine-odonoghue-15-clonkeen-road/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240924T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240924T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20240604T181629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T173722Z
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SUMMARY:Laura Willgoss\, WiIdegoose Nursery : Creating Beautiful Borders
DESCRIPTION: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 tea rooms within the old redbrick walls of Millichope Park’s former kitchen garden. \nCreated in 2011 to safeguard the Bouts collections of Perennial Violas\, Wildegoose Nursery has gained a reputation for both its violas and an extensive range of wonderful perennials and grasses. Concerned with climate change\, Laura and Jack believe that understanding first hand which plants are coping with stress best is hugely valuable\, as is gorwing plants in an environmentally sustainable way.  95% of their stock is propagated on site from seed\, cuttings and divisions.  Laura will talk about creating vibrant and beautiful borders.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/our-autumn-program-will-be-added-in-late-august/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241022T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241022T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20240826T160453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T131900Z
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SUMMARY:Helen Picton and Ross Barton - The Picton Garden in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION: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 author of a number of articles as well\, Asters or Michaelmas daisies are very much her speciality but a love of all plants has been key to the continued growth and success of the nursery and garden. The large collection\, more than 300 varieties\, of snowdrops now plays a key role in the garden and the winter garden aspect has been featured in a number of magazines including January 2023’s issue of The English Garden and February 2024’s issue of the RHS magazine The Garden. Tender succulents are also taking an increasingly important role both on the nursery and in the garden thanks to Ross. \nRoss Barbour trained in horticulture via the traditional journeyman route. Spending a number of years working and attending college in Scotland to gain an HND in Horticulture. Amongst other early jobs he worked in Oregon at the Iseli Conifer Nursery. Later he worked at Berriedale estate and then Drumlanrig Castle for the Duke of Buccleuch. Once Ross moved south of the border to the slightly drier climes of England he took up his first head gardener position in Berkshire\, before taking on the head gardener role at Ragley Hall in Warkwickshire\, home of Lord and Lady Hertford. Ross transformed the garden at Ragley Hall over a period of 16 years before meeting Helen and joining the business at Old Court Nurseries. Here he has not only been able to release his creativity in the 1.5 acre Picton Garden but also his skill as a plantsman with much propagation work on Snowdrops and tender succulents. \n \nA little background for the nursery and garden: \nOld Court Nurseries was founded in 1906 by Ernest Ballard as the home for his Michaelmas daisy breeding programme. The Picton family became involved in 1947 when Percy Picton joined as nursery manager\, later buying the business and continuing Ernest Ballard’s work with his son Paul Picton. Over the years the range of plants expanded including alpines\, bulbs\, unusual trees and shrubs as well as the ever present Michaelmas daisies. In the early 1980’s Paul married Meriel and together they founded the National Plant Collection of autumn flowering asters and related genre (aka Michaelmas daisies). It was also at this point the garden was laid out to be a feature for visitors as well as stock beds. Helen and Ross are carrying on this important plant heritage and continuing to develop the garden and range of plants that can be found at Old Court Nurseries and the Picton Garden. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/helen-picton-and-ross-barton-old-court-nursery/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241126T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241126T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20240826T160546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T093717Z
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SUMMARY:Derry Watkins\, Special Plants Nursery
DESCRIPTION: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 and conservatory. \nSpecial Plants is a garden\, nursery and online seed shop run by Derry Watkins near Bath in Southwest England. The site was purchased in 1996 as a derelict barn surrounded by muddy fields\, and has since been converted into a thriving garden\, home and business. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/derry-watkins-special-plants-nursery/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241203T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20241203T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20240826T160714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T164642Z
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SUMMARY:Seasonal floral displays and social evening
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/seasonal-floral-displays-and-social-evening/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250128T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250128T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20250116T175455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T132806Z
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SUMMARY:"Growing and arranging flowers seasonally and sustainably" - Fionnuala Fallon
DESCRIPTION:Fionnuala 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 customers\, restaurants\, events\, weddings and for TV and films. \nFionnuala is particularly interested in the impact of climate change on gardening and what that means for sustainable planting and the growing of seasonal\, sustainably-produced Irish cut flowers. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/the-cut-flower-garden-fionanuala-fallon/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:"Dynamic planting - combining plants\, materials and place" - Mathew Wilson
DESCRIPTION: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 commercial clients\, from London courtyards to country estates and hotels. \n\n\n\n\nMatthew sums up the practice ethos:  “Every project is unique and requires an individual response\, to ensure that client needs are met\, but also to fulfil the full potential of a site.  This encompasses aspects such as the practical needs of the client\, maximising the potential of the garden setting\, respecting the local vernacular and utilising innovative approaches to outdoor living to ensure the finished garden delivers not just useability but also the maximum amount of pleasure.  We believe that gardens should always be joyful.” \nEnvironmental considerations are at the heart of Matthew’s vision; from the re-use or ‘upcycling’ of materials and waste reduction\, to following the credo of ‘right plant for the right place’ to reduce the need for interventions such as irrigation.  For all the joy gardens can bring humans\, they can and should always benefit biodiversity and the planet.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/garden-design-mathew-wilson/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250325T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250325T220000
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CREATED:20250116T180915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T101213Z
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SUMMARY:"Leaf Lust" - Conrad McCormick
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/spilling-the-beans-conrad-mccormick/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250422T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250422T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20250117T134850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T100820Z
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SUMMARY:"Spring has sprung!" - Nigel Hopes
DESCRIPTION:Nigel Hopes\, the Head Gardener for John Massey in his private garden at Ashwood Nurseries in the West Midlands\, brings a wealth of experience and gardening knowledge.  His background includes work experience at Ashwood\, studies at Birmingham Botanical Gardens\, and placements at RHS Garden Wisley\, as well as a plant hunting trip in South Africa. \nNigel will guide us through the essentials of spring gardening.  He will share expert tips on planting\, nurturing\, and maintaining a vibrant landscape that transitions into summer.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/a-year-in-johns-garden-nigel-hopes/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250527T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250527T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20250117T140112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T115139Z
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SUMMARY:"Caher Bridge revisited" - Carl Wright
DESCRIPTION: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 and blurring the lines with the local landscape. \nThe garden showcases many unusual plants including large collections of snowdrops and daffodils\, hostas\, daylillies\, crocosmia\, and woodland plants and ferns. It has been featured in the Irish Times\, Irish Garden Magazone\, and is included in “The 100 best gardens in Ireland”.  Carl describes his garden as an “all-absorbing passion”. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/caher-bridge-revistied-carl-wright/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250610T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250610T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20250117T140822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T141616Z
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SUMMARY:AGM & Social Evening
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URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/agm-social-evening/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250923T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250923T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20250819T100215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T103840Z
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SUMMARY:Andy McIndoe: The Creative Shrub Garden
DESCRIPTION:Andy McIndoe is a garden consultant and designer\, garden writer\, author and lecturer with over 40 years experience in retail and production horticulture. Working on gardens of all sizes\, his special interests include hardy shrubs\, trees\, herbaceous perennials\, flower bulbs and garden design. During his long career with Hillier Nurseries he was responsible for the development of the Company’s chain of garden centres and for 25 consecutive Gold Medal winning exhibits at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. \nAndy was awarded the prestigious Veitch Memorial Medal (one of the highest accolades in the world of horticulture) by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2017 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the science and practice of horticulture.  Two of his books in particular relate to the topic he will discuss with us: ‘The Creative Shrub Garden’ (2014) and its sequel ‘Shrubs: discover the perfect plant for every place in your garden’ (2019). \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/the-creative-shrub-garden/
LOCATION:Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre\, Dublin\, Co Dublin\, 18\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251028T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251028T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20250819T103803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T105130Z
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SUMMARY:Paul Smyth: The story of Angela Jupe and RHSI Bellefield
DESCRIPTION:Paul is the Head Gardener at RHSI Bellefield in County Offaly\, a property bequeathed to the RHSI by the renowned architect and garden designer Angela Jupe. Alongside its house and cottages\, the estate features a two-acre walled garden celebrated for its collection of perennial plants and rare bulbs. The wider grounds encompass pasture\, forestry\, a bog area carefully managed for biodiversity\, and a plantation of native trees. Bellefield also holds one of the finest collections of snowdrops in Ireland\, both named varieties and naturalised drifts. \n\nPaul Smyth graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology in 2015 with a BSc in Horticulture. He worked as chief propagator in Crug Farm\, the internationally renowned nursery in North Wales\, for 3 years. His work at Crug brought him to Vietnam on plant hunting expeditions and he has helped create award winning nursery displays at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. He has also recently co-authored ‘Gardening Together’ with Diarmuid Gavin.\nHe was mentored by Angela\, herself a visionary thinker\, designer\, plantswoman\, architect\, and collector. Drawing on this legacy\, he will share his experience of caring for and continuing to develop this beautiful exceptional garden.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/paul-smyth-the-story-of-angela-jupe-and-rhsi-bellefield/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251125T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251125T220000
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CREATED:20250819T105026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T105058Z
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SUMMARY:Karl Flynn: The evolution of Medina Garden
DESCRIPTION:Medina Garden is the private coastal garden of Karl Flynn and Marcella Dunne.  The garden has an exotic\, tropical atmosphere created through dramatic plantings of palms\, tree ferns\, bamboo\, and other striking architectural species. Located near Howth Summit at 150m above sea level\, the garden is sheltered by tall hedges that buffer the coastal winds\, enabling an impressive array of unusual trees and shrubs to flourish.  Set on a third of an acre\, the garden unfolds through a series of distinct compartments\, including a tranquil Japanese-inspired space\, a shaded woodland corner\, a reflective water feature\, inviting patio areas\, and richly planted mixed borders. Despite its modest size\, Medina feels like a tropical oasis: lush with bold foliage\, textural contrasts\, and unexpected combinations. Gravel paths\, stepping stones\, and water elements weave the spaces together\, creating a sense of discovery at every turn.\nKarl\, a distinguished horticulturist\, will offer both a visual and narrative exploration of garden design\, focusing on the ways in which gardens reflect historical and cultural change.
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/karl-flynn-the-evolution-of-medina-garden/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251209T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251209T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T215953
CREATED:20250819T105240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T105833Z
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SUMMARY:Sharon O'Sullivan: Arranging flowers for Christmas and Social Evening
DESCRIPTION:Sharon is a well-known floral demonstrator\, teacher and judge.  She will show us how to create arrangements for the festive season! \nArrangements will be raffled after the event which will be followed by Christmas drinks. \nPlease note the earlier start time for this event. \n 
URL:https://foxrockgardenclub.com/event/sharon-osullivan-arranging-flowers-for-christmas/
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