In the video above, I explain how I use two different plants with similar shapes to unify different areas. The two plants are Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ and Nipponanthemum nipponicum. To see information on the plants see their plant profiles in The Plants section of the website. Plant profile -Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ Plant profile – NipponanthemumContinue reading “Repeat planting in the Pylon Garden –”
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National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, November 17th 2012
A beautiful sunny day in the National Botanic Gardens. I was there with students today. Lots of nice autumnal colour, some flowers and fruits too.
NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS, GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN- OCTOBER 20TH 2012
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 oldContinue reading “NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS, GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN- OCTOBER 20TH 2012”
The Magician and the Glasnevin Potato Vine – Botanic Gardens Dublin May 2012
It should be warm, warmer than today. I am not under any illusion, I do not expect the sun to shine every day, this is Ireland, but this is May, it should not be freezing! I met a group of my students this morning in the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin Dublin, one of ourContinue reading “The Magician and the Glasnevin Potato Vine – Botanic Gardens Dublin May 2012”
The Garden School in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin, April 21st 2012
I spent the day with students from the Royal Horticutural Society level 2 home study course in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin in Dublin today. What a nice day! The sun shone most of the time and there were so many nice plants to see. I took some snaps with my phone of some ofContinue reading “The Garden School in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin, April 21st 2012”
Dublin airport direct to Dillon Garden
So far it has been dry. We met all the group at Dublin airport and then went straight to the Dillon Garden in Ranelagh. Val Dillon welcomed and entertained us with his humourous stories and then he put the kettle on for tea and coffee. We all went to the garden. In the garden HelenContinue reading “Dublin airport direct to Dillon Garden”
Ciaran The Gardener 