
Derry Watkins, Special Plants Nursery
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandDerry 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 [...]

Seasonal floral displays and social evening
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland
“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” – 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.

“Spring has sprung!” – Nigel Hopes
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. [...]

“Caher Bridge revisited” – 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 [...]

Andy McIndoe: The Creative Shrub Garden
Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, Dublin, Co Dublin, IrelandAndy 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 [...]

Paul Smyth: The story of Angela Jupe and RHSI Bellefield
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 [...]