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Saturday 06/08/11
Rathwood with Frances MacDonald
Good Garden Design
Frances MacDonald believes that when a garden is planned and arranged with mindful attention and respect of nature, it will grow in harmony with you. Bernadette will demonstrate her award winning steps and guidelines to achieve the balanced garden for your personal needs.
Venue: Rathwood, Rath, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Time: 12 noon. Admission: FREE
Planting for Future Seasons
Learn from Frances about a better choice of plants for your garden for the coming seasons, being mindful of the colder winters which Ireland is now experiencing.
Venue: Rathwood, Rath, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Time: 2.30 p.m. Admission: FREE
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further information on Carlow Garden Festival contact Carlow Tourism
Tel
+353 (0) 5991 30411
Fax +353 (0) 5991 30477
info@carlowtourism.com
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other website links:
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Rathwood Home & Garden World |
Rathwood Home & Garden World
Rath, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Contact: Patrick & Carmel Keogh
t: + 353 (0) 59 9156285
f: + 353 (0) 59 9156239
e: info@rathwood.com
w: www.rathwood.com
FACILITIES: Multi-award winning exclusive centre consisting of furniture and interiors shop, gift shops, restaurant, garden centre, ladies fashions and shoes, potteries, vintage style children’s clothing, stone landscaping, log cabins, garden sheds, children’s outdoor play garden, train riders, forest walks, large coach and car park, toilets, wheelchair access, tourist information point.
HOW TO FIND US: 4km from Tullow on the R725 to Shillelagh
OPENING TIMES: Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 6pm; Sunday 11am to 6pm Public/Bank holidays 9.30am – 6pm
Easy walking on the Rath Wood Forest Trail
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Frances MacDonald has worked in gardening for over 30 years. She trained in the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin. After a spell in Japan, she worked in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. She now lives in Co. Wexford at The Bay Garden which opens to the public during the summer months.
Frances' company Bay Garden Tours organises and guides garden tours in Ireland, to the major horticultural shows and gardens in England, Madeira, Italy, France, Wales, Scotland, Japan, China, Pennsylvania and South Africa.
She has worked as the series consultant on the RTE Radio 1 programme 'Planting Passions'. She judges at Hillsborough Garden Show, Harrogate Spring and Autumn Show. She lectures and writes on gardening for various magazines and journals and is a columnist with Garden Answers magazine.
www.thebaygarden.com
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