spirit of folk 2012 – Peter Donegan Garden Design & Landscaping

On Saturday 22nd September 2012 I ~~played~~ spoke at my first festival. The Green Soul Area at The Spirit of Folk Festival 2012 to be exact. And though Peter Donegan and The Crickets does have a certain ring to it, it was not I’m happy to note with a guitar and a back up band that I went there.

I was but of course speaking about gardens.

The Thank You Department:

To the artist liaison’s Giuliana and Diane who made my gigging there so much nicer; To Ruth, a random member of the audience who read so eloquently my back up quotes with absolute perfect timing; To you who came along, sat, listened, laughed and chatted – it was a real genuine honour. Last but by no means least to The Spirit of Folk 2012 Festival team for booking me, the getting [and also keeping] me there and for being so very wonderful.

Thank you all so very very much, with a big red cherry on the top. 🙂

Garden Talk: Spirit Of Folk Festival 2012

Speaker: Peter Donegan
When: 1.45 – 2.45pm, Saturday 22nd September 2012
Where: Spirit of folk Festival 2012, Dunderry Park, Co. Meath
Area: The Festival Ecology Area
Admission: see SpiritOfFolk.com for tickets and prices

What is The Spirit of Folk Festival:

Spirit of Folk is a three-day, family friendly festival running from 21-23 September in the stunning grounds of Dunderry Park, Co Meath. Over the weekend we’ll be rockin’ to some of the finest and freshest acts that folk music has to offer. Spirit of Folk promises to be the most eye-catching, intimate, and bewitching festival of 2012!

Pictured above: Spirit of Folk organisers and lovely folk, Caroline Duke and Natasha Duffy with Peter Donegan at Dunderry House

Garden Talk Title: Gardening is for Grandmom’s. Grow Your Own is for for hippies.
Further: an evolutionary look at how we, horticulture and our relationship with the landscape has changed and grown over the years.

Peter Donegan began gardening at the age of 5. When he grew up, he went on to study horticulture for 4 years. In 2001 he set up Donegan Landscaping and has won a host of design and landscaping awards for 17th and 18th century gardens and show gardens at National competition. Peter hosts and presents The Sodshow, Dublin’s only garden radio show and podcast and lives in the wee town of Ballyboughal, North County Dublin with his family, his two dogs and his three hens.

More information on The Spirit of Folk Festival 2012:

Further information:

email: info[at]doneganlandscaping[dot]com
twitter: @DoneganGardens
phone: +353(87)6594688