Every month I visit the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin with a group of people on The Garden School home study course. This time there was lots of autumnal tints to admire, some berries and flowers too. I was saddened to see that the great specimen of copper beech had eventually succumbed to old age, instead of its towering majestic presence there were huge slices of wood lying on the ground. Even great trees such as this must pass, and when a big one like this goes, it makes space for others to grow…
I am a gardening enthusiast, a horticulturist, working as Head of Horticulture in Johnstown Garden Centre, and a gardener on my days off.
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I was heartbroken to see that the beautiful copper beech had gone on a recent visit. That tree was my favourite – I remember studying for my Leaving Cert underneath its branches.
Ciaran The Gardener 
I was heartbroken to see that the beautiful copper beech had gone on a recent visit. That tree was my favourite – I remember studying for my Leaving Cert underneath its branches.