Events

Carlow Garden Festival 2019 Multipass €65.00

See all these events with one ticket:

Adam Frost at Duckett’s Grove - 28th July
Alys Fowler at VISUAL - 1st August
Troy Scott-Smith and Dan Pearson – Altamont Plant Sales - 2nd August

Colin Stafford Johnson: Leighlinbridge – The Garden Village

The Parish Centre The Parish Centre, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow

Thank you for your interest in this event. As we are now sold out we would like to advise you of another workshop titled "Living a Wildlife" by Colin Stafford Johnson being held in Huntington Castle, Clonegal, Co. Carlow on Saturday, July 27th at 3 p.m.

Free

Colin Stafford Johnson – Huntington Castle and Gardens

Huntington Castle and Gardens Clonegal, Co. Carlow

Colin Stafford-Johnson is one of the world's most acclaimed and internationally awarded filmmakers. Throughout his legendary career, Colin has won countless awards from wildlife festivals and events around the world.

$10

Adam Frost at Duckett’s Grove

Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens and Pleasure Grounds Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens and Pleasure Grounds, Kneestown, Co. Carlow

Adam Frost is an award-winning British garden designer, television presenter and Chelsea Flower Show winner. If you have ever wondered how to approach designing your own garden, what you need to know to be a garden designer or the skills involved, then join Adam as he reveals the process and principles.

$9.75 – $19.50

Fionnuala Fallon at Patthana Gardens, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow

Patthana Gardens Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Join Fionnuala Fallon, Irish Times gardening correspondent, as she talks about the changing world of Irish gardens. If you are passionate about growing plants you cannot miss this wonderful tour where visitors will be amazed by the flamboyant perennials and striking foliage which create an opulent display of summer colour.

$5

Frances MacDonald – Delta Sensory Gardens

Delta Sensory Gardens & Garden Centre Strawhall Estate, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Frances MacDonald, with her husband, Iain, is joint owner of The Bay Garden in Camolin, Co. Wexford which is open to the public. She has been gardening for over 40 years, writes and talks about gardening and take gardeners on tours at home and abroad. Frances promises an interesting and informative tour of Delta Sensory Gardens exploring the delights of these beautiful surroundings while sharing her passion for planting.

Free – $7

Shirley Lanigan at the Meadows

The Meadows Garden No.7 the Meadows, Myshall, Co Carlow

Shirley Lanigan has been writing about Irish gardens for two decades in books and magazines, and is a regular columnist with the Irish Garden. With a background in art, she has a keen interest in the use of art in gardens and believes that artists' gardens are particularly fascinating.

$5

Neil Porteous at Altamont Gardens

Altamont Gardens Altamont Gardens, Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland

Join Neil Porteous, head gardener at Mount Stewart, Co. Down on a walk through Corona North's unique creation, Altamont. This 'Robinsonian' garden looks fabulous in late July and has a great variety of interesting plants from mighty sequoiadendrons and scented roses, down to an unusual array of herbaceous plants and bulbs.

Free

Steven Desmond at Hardymount Gardens

Hardymount Gardens Tullow, Co. Carlow

The Carlow Garden Trail is delighted to welcome Steven Desmond, chartered horticulturalist and journalist with Country Life. The garden seat has many roles in the garden: as an eyecatcher, viewpoint and decorative object in its own right. Some of them are reasonably comfortable to sit on too.

$10

Carl Wright at Burtown House and Gardens

Burtown House and Gardens Burtown House and Gardens, Athy, Co. Kildare

Carl Wright, columnist with the Irish Garden, takes a look at how most gardens contain at least one section of woodland! The talk explains the actual meaning of the term and how the woodland 'system' works from the top canopy to the woodland floor.

$10

Jekka McVicar at Kilgraney House and Herb Gardens

Kilgraney House and Herb Gardens Kilgraney House and Herb Gardens, Kilgraney, Co. Carlow, Co. Carlow

Jekka McVicar has been leading the way on the cultivation and the use of herbs for the past three decades. Started in 1984, her farm has evolved from supplying garden centres to an online mail order business and in 2013 it became a unique herbetum and school.

$20

Aaron Bertelsen at Shankill Castle

Shankill Castle and Gardens Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

Aaron Bertelsen's gardening year starts on November 1st, with the closure of Great Dixter. Aaron discusses the important work undertaken during the winter months preparing the soil for the next growing season. His workshop also covers spring and summer crops and the practical side of vegetable gardening including stacking, watering and weeding.

$10 – $30

Rory Newell at Borris House

Borris House Gardens and Woodlands Borris House & Gardens, Borris, Co. Carlow

Between 2015 and 2017 Blarney Castle and Gardens under the collection banner of Botanic Network Ireland set out on a series of plant collecting trips to Northern Vietnam. Rory Newell, who by his own admission is “plants mad” delivers an informative and entertaining talk on the trips, covering a broad range of topics including conservation/exsitu conservation, growing, propagating and developing a living catalogue of the plants in the gardens of Blarney Castle.

$8

Alys Fowler at VISUAL

Visual Old Dublin Road, Carlow

The Festival always offers a special night in the iconic VISUAL Centre. This year join Alys Fowler, gardening correspondent with The Guardian. Whether you're new to gardening or are looking to spruce up your vegetable patch, balcony or windowsill, this talk is full of practical advice and tips.

$16 – $30

Troy Scott-Smith and Dan Pearson – Altamont Plant Sales

Altamont Plant Sales & Walled Garden Altamont Gardens, Tullow, Co. Carlow

Troy Scott-Smith, head gardener at Sissinghurst Castle, gives an interesting and entertaining talk focusing on the decisions he faced when appointed to this iconic English garden - to continue along well established lines of the previous forty years or to make changes.

$35

Alasdair Moore – Huntington Castle and Gardens

Huntington Castle and Gardens Clonegal, Co. Carlow

Alasdair Moore is Manager of Estate and Gardens at the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. A magical garden hidden for generations beneath a forest of brambles and self-seeded trees, liberated by a hurricane and revitalised by an extraordinary individual, Heligan is quite a story.

$10

Paul Martin at Burtown House and Gardens

Burtown House and Gardens Burtown House and Gardens, Athy, Co. Kildare

A lecture about the different stages involved in creating beautiful gardens, with emphasis on details such as soil, structure (hedges / hard landscaping, while also discussing features such as lighting, sculpture, water features and most importantly planting.

$10

Monty Don at Arboretum Home and Garden Heaven

Arboretum Home and Garden Heaven Old Kilkenny Road, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow

Monty Don makes a welcome return to the Carlow Garden Festival. In this talk Monty explores the history, customs and wonders of the Japanese and Paradise gardens he has visited and the lessons he has learned from them in developing his own garden at Longmeadow. Monty discusses the most beautiful and famous gardens he has visited on his recent travels to the East. Features extra large LED screens for easy visibility.

$25 – $42.95

Dermot O’Neill – Forest Walk & My Favourite Plants

Rathwood Rath, Tullow, Co. Carlow

Dermot O’Neill is one of Ireland’s best-loved gardening experts. His exciting and colourful style brings the joy of gardening to a wide-reaching audience. He has served on the Council of the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland and was a founding committee member of the Irish Garden Plant Society.

Free

Monica Alvarez – Delta Sensory Gardens

Delta Sensory Gardens & Garden Centre Strawhall Estate, Carlow, Co. Carlow

Monica Alvarez discusses garden design and more specifically addresses boundary issues and large existing hedges. Monica will then bring her talk outdoors into the beautiful gardens at Delta and will also do a demonstration on proper pruning techniques and carrying out pruning in situ.

Free – $7