Garden trip to Ardgillan Demesne

https://ardgillancastle.ie/

TOUR OF ARDGILLAN DEMESNE GARDENS, Balbriggan, Co Dublin.
Dominica Mc Kevitt, head gardener at Ardgillan, has kindly agreed to guide RHSI members around
the gardens on Friday 13 th August.
There will be two groups as numbers for each are limited, one starting at 11am and one at 12.30pm.
Be sure to arrive on time as there is limited flexibility in the time slots available.

To book  on the 13th Click here

The Eircode for Ardgillan is K34 C984. Coming north on the M1, leave at junction 5. Coming south on
the M1, leave at junction 6. The website, Ardgillan.ie has directions on the ‘visit us’ page.

An evening with Dan Hinkley

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An evening of floral art

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An evening with Rob Brett

Robert Brett
Curator, RHS Garden Hyde Hall
Although I initially started my career in farming, my passion for plants and gardening began in earnest when I joined the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew to undertake the three-year Diploma in Horticulture. Whilst a student I became interested in orchids, and after completing the diploma I  stayed at RBG Kew for a further six years working in the orchid department.

I was part of the team that put together the first ‘Kew Orchid Festival’. Since this time, I’ve had a wonderful career, which has included Cambridge University Botanic Garden (Glasshouse Supervisor) and Temperate Curator at the Eden Project. Before joining the team at RHS Garden Hyde Hall in 2015, I worked for the Sainsbury Laboratory Plant Science Research Facility at Cambridge. I have a keen interest in education and was awarded an MSc in Environment and Development Education in 2001. Away from plants, my other passions include music (playing guitar) and football.

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