Upcoming events in the National Botanic Gardens

Tours

Spring Daily Guided Tours

Join our guide team daily to uncover the highlights of the gardens collections at this time of year.

Daily at 11.30am and 3pm

Tickets €5 online booking at spring_tour.eventbrite.ie

Themed Tour for March

Tree-Lore: myths and legends of Irish plants

Discover the many tales associated with St. Patrick and learn more about the folklore of our most iconic native plant species.

Dates: Wednesday 13th, 20th and 27th Saturday 16th, 23rd and 30th, Sunday 17th and Monday 18th of March at 2pm

Tickets €5 online booking at tree-lore.eventbrite.ie

Lectures

Saturday 23rd March 2pm: Lecture: Evolution, Revolution and Re-Invention, Reimagining an Irish Country Garden, Des Doyle. Auditorium, 2pm Hosted by the Irish Garden Plant Society. This is a free event.

Wednesday 27th March at 3pm: Lecture: Looking a Little Deeper – What DNA Can Tell Us about Plants. From the humble beginnings of garden experiments to large-scale genome sequencing, the study of inheritance and DNA has expanded our understanding of life and its origins. In the National Botanic Gardens we use DNA techniques to learn about the origins of plant populations, to help us to decipher evolutionary relationships and to identify plants from tiny fragments. In this talk, Dr Colin Kelleher, Keeper of the National Herbarium, will talk about the use of DNA in our studies on plants. This is a free event.

Children’s events

Next weekend Sunday March 24th sees the return of our ever popular Drop by activities for children.

Dates: Sunday & Tuesday 24, 26, 31 March, 2 & 7 April, Children’s Garden. 11.00am, 3.30pm. Suitable for children aged 4 & up. Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult

Other events

Saturday March 23rd The Alpine Garden Society of Ireland hosts Alpine Plants: The Spring local show, including alpine plants, miniature garden, cut flower and photography entries. Location: The Teak House

Setup & judging 1.45-3.00pm (Teak House closed to public).

3.00-4.30pm show open to the public. Exhibitors will start removing their plants from 4.30pm.