It’s August 2009 and a plethora of lovely people respond to the following question
Would you Join a Garden Group ?
Since then we have visited The War Memorial Gardens, Ireland Eye, The Battle of The Boyne site and even gone hedgerow walking with approx 200 mainly non gardeners in 2 years. All with huge thanks to you for coming along and equally to those who offered me sites, gardens and their time so for the group to visit.
At the time I also noted the characteristics I felt you needed:
- an ability to smile
- a likening for the colour green in any shape or form
Now it’s 2012. And I need your suggestions as a garden group go-er or the suggest-er/ owner/ know-er of a place were where it would be good for us to visit.
Answers on a postcard or leave a comment below ? 
Howdy – possibly not what you are looking for but might be worth a gander: http://www.larchhill.ie/index.html
Try to ignore the awfulness of the website
If anything else comes to mind I’ll shout
Niamh me oul flower
Thanks so much for that. Been a while since I was there (I’m sure it’s changed a lot !). Will check it out for sure.
Chat soon
Peter
Hi Peter – Corkagh Park would be a great venue – lots to see – arboretum, Rose garden, allotments, pet farm, fisheries, great trees and open space.
Well worth a visit!
Thanks Máire,
will try and get this together with you for 2012
chat soon
Peter
If you haven’t already done this one before, what about St Anne’s in Raheny? http://www.clontarfonline.com/st.annes.htm – Rose Garden, allotments (you’ll need to contact park to gain access) 18(19?) century large scale romantic landscape and follies, foxes, hedgohogs, squirrels, cafe for when the walk is over…
I forgot to say.. St Anne’s is right beside Bull Island – not a garden, but a nature reserve with protected wild flowers / birds etc.
Deirdre,
wonder if I could get someone to give us a wee talk on it. I think they’re both Dublin City Council
Two great suggestions
Working on it already….
Peter