ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND
 EVENTS 2010
MARCH & APRIL
 
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Lecture venues are:

Wesley House, Leeson Park, Dublin 6 :
St.Bridgid's Parish Centre, Stillorgan. :
National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. :
Marlay Park House, Grange Road, D.16. :
Members are entitled, on production of a current membership card, to attend all events free of charge, except those events where tickets are required and prices stated.
Non-members Euro 7.00, students Euro 5.0 to lectures.
members' guests per garden visit Euro 5.0.
Members are requested to show membership cards at each event.

For details about RHSI membership click below:

RHSI Membership

MARCH

Saturday 6th 10am. - 4.00pm. National Botanic Gardens.
Seminar "Grow your Own - a Modern Approach to Fruit and Veg" The latest approches to organic vegetable and soft fruit growing, also to include hens in a city back garden. Speakers: Helen Dillon, Klaus Laitenberger, (ex The Organic Centre in Rossinver, Co. Leitrim) and Peter Meleady of the National Botanic Gardens.
Tour of vegetable area at the Botanic Gardens, coffee and lunch included. €65. places limited.
Registration and cofffee 10am.


To enrole please click here to download the necessary form

Monday 8th 8pm St. Patrick's Hall, Monkstown
Tree Week
An Taisce is hosting a lecture by John McCullen, entitled "An Illustrated History of the Phoenix Park to 1880".
RHSI members are welcome to attend. Admission €5.

Wednesday 10th Wesley House
Rose and Clematis Group
Lecture by Carl Dacus "From a Bud to a Rose

Wednesday 24th Centenary Hall, Wesley House
Joint lecture with South County Dublin Hosticultural Society
"Some Extxtraordinary Bulbs, a Nurseryman's View" by Chris Ireland-Jones of Avon Bulbs, Somerset.
Entrance fee for Members to both societies €5. Visitors €10.
Bulbs for Sale.
www.avonbulbs.co.uk

Wednesday 31st Wesley House.
Annual General Meeting followed by a viewing of the Society's tour of Essex and Suffolk.


APRIL

Saturday 10th 1.30pm - 4pm St. Brigid's Parish Centre
ANNUAL PLANT SALE
(Parking in school car park on Merville road).

Wednesday 21st 8pm. Wesley House.
Joint lecture with The Irish Garden Plant Society
"Designing a Border" by Laura de Beden of Inchbald School of Design, London.

Saturday 23th Cabinteely Community School, Johnstown Road, Dublin 18.
Alpine Garden Society Show and Plant sale, 1.30pm - 4pm.
Teas and Plant Sale and beautiful flowers.


OTHER GARDEN EVENTS