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Outing to Lafcadio Japanese Gardens & a private garden
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on July 1, 2023
Members of Kilkenny Flower Club enjoyed an outing to a private garden and Lafcadio Japanese Gardens recently.
A most enjoyable day was had by all.
Plant Sale & Coffee Morning – May 2023
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on May 28, 2023
Kilkenny Flower Club committee was thrilled with the turn out for yesterday’s Plant Sale and Coffee Morning. It turned out to be bigger and better than last year.
There was a huge selection of plants and indeed a huge selection of cakes and buns too.
As well as going home with lovely plants many people went home with a plate of georgous cakes or buns too.
‘As I Am’ is the charity who will benefit from the proceeds of the day.
We would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all who made the day such a success.
Thank you for supplying plants: ‘Gardiner’s World SOS”, “Flower Power”, ‘Country Life’, Castlecomer, Ursula Brennan.
Thank you to the people for giving publicity to the event, Parish Newsletters, Kilkenny People, Kilkenny Observer, KCLR, CRKC , people who put up posters etc.
Thanks to everyone who supplied plants and cakes and bought many more.
We are grateful to everyone who prepared the hall, served teas, washed up, cleared up at the end.
A special thank you to Eddie Holohan for traffic control and general help all around – all day.
Thanks to Niamh, Ivette, Beega, Geraldine, Josephine, Mary Morrissey and many more women who worked very hard with committee members to make the day such a success.
If I left out your name please forgive me but know that your work was much appreciated.
Once again The Community Centre at Dunmore was the perfect venue.
The motto of the club is: ‘Friendship through Flowers’ and indeed that was the case yesterday. Thank you to all our friends for their contributions.
Teaching Day in Conna – February 2023
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on February 25, 2023
Here are the results of the teaching day.
A Landscape and A Parallel
Thanks very much to Conna Flower and Garden Club for the terrific hospitality, thanks to A.O.I.F.A for the classes, thanks to Kilkenny Flower Club for sponsoring the three people.
- Mary Morrissey
- Mary Clarke
- Jackie de Róiste
- Mary Clarke
- Mary Morrissey
- Jackie de Róiste
- Jackie, Mary C, Mary M
Teaching Day in Conna – November 2022
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on February 12, 2023
- Mary Clarke
- Helen Leahy
- Jackie de Róiste
- Mary Clarke
- Helen Leahy
- Jackie de Róiste
Teaching Day in Conna September 2022
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on February 12, 2023
Three members of the club attended Floral Art Classes in Conna on Saturday. It was a great day, we met many people from other Flowers Clubs. Here are the results of our effords. 1. – Vertical Design, 2. – Traditional Triangle
- Helen Leahy
- Mary Clarke
- Jackie de Róiste
- Helen Leahy
- Mary Clarke
- Jackie de Róiste
AOIFA 2022 Competitions
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on October 9, 2022
- Eva with her arrangement ‘Form, Fibre, Flowers’
- Eileen McGrath and Helen Leahy with “World of Colour”
Flower Festival – Naas, 2022
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on July 6, 2022
- “To a Galaxy Unknown” Kilkenny Flower Club
- Close Up
- “Through the Kitchen Window”
- “Through the Kitchen Window” With Elizabeth Holohan
- Assembled by Eva, Helen, Ann & Elizabeth
- Close Up
Work Night – 9th June, 2022
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events, News on June 12, 2022
Members of the Flower Club had a most enjoyable evening on Thursday.
It was a Work Night, people came with prepared containers – inspired by Eva last month.
Almost all the arrangements were assembled without using floral foam. Hessian covered containers, fabric covered cans, woven basket, wool, tape even an unusual Swedish object was used.
Everybody had a fun night.
Coffee morning/Plant Sale 2022
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on May 24, 2022
Kilkenny Flower Club committee are delighted to announce that the Coffee Morning & Plant Sale today at Dunmore Community Centre was a terrific success. The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland will be very happy to receive the proceeds of the day.
The rain held off, in fact it was a lovely day.
We would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ to all who made the day such a success.
Thank you for supplying plants: ‘Gardiner’s World SOS”, “Flower Power”, ‘Country Life’, Castlecomer, Ursula Brennan.
Thank you to the people who publizised the event, parish newsletters, papers, CRKC (Caomh), KCLR, people who put up posters etc.
Thanks to everyone who supplied plants and cakes and bought many more.
We are grateful to everyone who prepared the hall, served teas, washed up.
A special thanks to Eddie Holohan for traffic control and general help all around. The Community Centre at Dunmore was the perfect venue.
Thanks to Niamh, Eimear and Alice who worked tirelessly all day.
Thank you to all our friends for their contributions.
The motto of the club is: ‘Friendship through Flowers’ and indeed that was the case today.
The National Flower Festival 2019 in Cobh, Co. Cork
Posted by Jackie de Róiste in Events on October 5, 2019

Eva, Helen, Helen

Maura, Maura, Elizabeth, Mary

Eva, Helen, Helen