Wexford to bloom for Flower & Garden Festival
THE Wexford County Flower & Garden Festival will take place from Saturday, July 1 to Sunday, July 9.
Helen Battigan, of The Flower Club, and Emma Hewlett, of GardenTrail, have got together to create the festival which celebrates the club’s 50th anniversary.
The festival will start with a Celebration Show at the EPA, Johnstown Castle, from July 1 to 2 and which will have a significant section of floral art to display some of the very successful talent in the club as well as competitions for plants, fruit, vegetables, preserves and baking.
This leads on to the Wexford Garden Trail members offering interesting events at their own locations throughout the county from the evening of Sunday, July 2.
These will be a fabulous experience for budding and experienced gardeners to get practical tips from garden celebrities, Wexford gardeners and garden centres.
What makes this garden trail special is the unique range of large and small gardens and centres which are lovingly cared for, with ideas to take home, and a great selection of plants, shrubs and trees that grow at them.
http://www.wexfordgardentrail.com/ will give you an insight into the special places you can visit in Co. Wexford.
A packed programme of events will take place during the festival:
SUNDAY, JULY 2
- Beechdale Garden Centre - Wildflower Café – Special Discount for Wexford Flower Club Members “Your Festival Food” from 2nd to 9th July. - Kilmokea Gardens – A Garden Theatre Production of Peter Pan 6pm, Adult €19, Child €14, Family (2 adults & 2 Children) €56; 4pm Opening of the Kilmokea Garden & Flora – CommunityArt Exhibition. Free entry. Open 2nd to 9th July. - Newtownbarry House, Gallery & Garden - Invitation to opening of An Exhibition of Flower & Garden paintings by invited Painters and Printmakers 4pm-8pm. Exhibition July 2 - 23 - The Bay Garden - Open 2.00 – 5.00pm throughout the week. - Woodville House Gardens – Open daily throughout the week - Kilmokea Gardens– Open daily throughout the week
MONDAY, JULY 3
- Cois na hAbhann Garden, Home & Lifestyle - Helen Dillon & Carmel Dignam Come to Camolin, 10.30am Q&A in Cois na hAbhann €20, 2pm Garden Walk in The Bay €20 (€30 for both) - Colclough Walled Garden - A Series of Walks & Talks 2-3.30pm Free of Charge daily throughout the week - JFK Memorial Park & Arboretum - A Series of Walks 11am & 3pm daily throughout the week - Kilmurry Nursery & Garden - Free Watercolour Class in the garden by award winning artist Kate Kos 10am daily throughout the week - Marfield House & Garden - Enjoy Complimentary Homemade Lemonade & Cookies on The Duck Terrace daily throughout the week - The Bay Garden - Helen Dillon & Carmel Dignam Come to Camolin, 10.30am Q&A in Cois na hAbhann €20, 2pm Garden Walk in The Bay €20 (€30 for both) - Wexford Lavender Farm - Cut Your Own Lavender 11am & 2pm €5/bunch daily throughout the week. Distillery Tour Available for Groups of 10+ €6 per person - Wells House & Gardens - Garden Tour for 4 people conducted by guide in Victorian costume. €15 per car including entrance. Garden Tours daily at 1pm daily throughout the week
TUESDAY, JULY 4
- Beechdale Garden Centre - Morning Garden Club with Frances MacDonald at Beechdale 10.30am €5 incl. Tea/Coffe & Scone Wildflower Café – Special Discount for Wexford Flower Club Members “Your Festival Food” - Johnstown Castle - Historic Walk around the Gardens with Matt Wheeler 11am-12pm €10 incl entrance to gardens & museum
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
- Kilcannon Garden Centre – A Talk with GroMor Ambassador - Kilmokea Gardens - Tree Walk with Arborculturalist 11am €7
THURSDAY , JULY 6
- Glenavon Japanese Garden - An Evening of Japanese Music & Food 6.30pm €TBC - Johnstown Castle – Historic Walk around the Gardens with Matt Wheeler 11am-12pm €10 incl entrance to gardens & museum - Springmount Garden Centre - Ikebana Demonstration- The Art of Japanese Floral Arranging with Harumi Langford 3.30pm-5pm €TBC The Greenhouse Café – Special 20% festival discount for Wexford Flower Club Members
FRIDAY, JULY 7
- Beechdale Garden Centre - Wildflower Café – Special Discount for Wexford Flower Club Members “Your Festival Food” - Kilmokea Gardens - “Day to Day at Kilmokea” Walk & Talk with the Head Gardener’ 11am.€7.00 - Kilmurry Nursery & Garden - Display of Art by Award Winning Artist Kate Kos in the Garden & Tea Rooms - The Bay Garden - Afternoon Garden Walk with Iain MacDonald 3.00pm €5
SATURDAY, JULY 8
- Coolaught Gardens & Garden Centre - A Talk on Beekeeping with Percy Deacon 2.00pm Free of Charge - The Bay Garden - Margaret Collins – Flower Arranging from Your Garden 2.00pm €15 (includes refreshments)
SUNDAY, JULY 9
- Kilmokea Gardens - Shirley Lanigan Talk & Walk 3.00pm €10