Upcoming Events

The Events Committee of the RHSI organise a full and varied programme of events for members and guests. Some events must be pre-booked. Early booking is advisable and bookings are taken on a first come first served basis.

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Lectures take place on Wednesday evenings and during the winter months, on Saturdays afternoons. There is a fantastic range of prominent speakers from gardeners to designers and plant specialists from Ireland and abroad who share a wealth of experience and photographs.

Floral Art demonstrations also take place on Wednesday evenings. We have many well known floral artists from Ireland and occasionally from abroad who come and show us new and innovative ways of creating flower arrangements. Gala demonstrations organised at Christmas are always a sell-out and early booking is advisable.

Day tours are organised during the summer months and are extremely popular. The tours consist of visits to gardens of which many are not usually open to the general public, as well as visits to other well known gardens. Travel is by coach leaving from south Dublin but with the option to meet the coach along the route for country members is required.

Overnight tours in Ireland and abroad are arranged each year. These are also very popular and can be booked up very quickly.

All events are listed on the programme. At times a last minute opportunity for a special garden visit or lecture may arise and these are posted on the website and sent to members by email as soon as they become available.

Venues
Lectures and floral art demonstrations are usually held in Wesley House, Leeson Park, Dublin 4. Some lectures and seminars are held in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. Full details are listed under each event.

Non members are very welcome to join our events many of which must be pre-booked. Occasionally events will be restricted to members only.

For further information please contact Deborah Bailey at events@rhsi.ie

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Celebrating Irish Walled Gardens

July 12 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

€60.00

Join us in the beautiful surroundings of RHSI Bellefield and immerse yourself in a high summer celebration of Irish Walled Gardens in the company of well-known architectural historian and author Robert O’Byrne and Bellefield head-gardener Paul Smyth. You can look forward to hearing about some historic Irish walled gardens, how they worked and what they produced as well as how they are managed and gardened in a modern context. The day includes a tour of the garden at Bellefield and a practical demonstration of no-dig vegetable cultivation.
This event has been funded by the National Built Heritage Service. Your participation provides valuable support for the charitable aims and work of the RHSI.


Outline of the day

IRISH WALLED GARDENS. Saturday 12th July – RHSI Bellefield, Shinrone, Co Offaly. R42 NW82.

10am – Registration, tea/coffee.
10.15 – Tour of the garden with head gardener Paul Smyth
11.00 – Introduction on the work being undertaken by NBHS to raise awareness around Historic Gardens & Designed Landscapes
11.30 – Robert O’Byrne – Historic Irish walled gardens with Q and A.
12.45 pm – Lunch (soup and sandwiches, tea and coffee)
1.30pm – Paul Smyth – Walled gardens – some history and changing uses through time.
2.30 to 3.30 pm – Practical demonstration of ‘no-dig’ vegetable growing and harvesting and how to manage a walled garden in the 21st century.

 

 

 

 

Details

Date:
July 12
Time:
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Cost:
€60.00

Venue

RHSI Bellefield
RHSI Bellefield Garden
Shinrone, Offaly Ireland
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Phone
083 8250647
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Celebrating Irish Walled Gardens
A celebration of Irish Walled Gardens in the company of well-known architectural historian and author Robert O’Byrne and Bellefield head-gardener Paul Smyth.
60.00
30 available

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