This is the entry in Conna, Co. Cork for the competition entitled “Music in Song and Nature”

Mary Delehanty and Eileen McGrath represented Kilkenny Flower Club.

The good news is that they qualified for the national competitions which will be held in Kinsale in April 2019.

Congratulations.

The Garden Song by John Denver – inch by inch, row by row…

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After a lovely lunch in Marlfield House we proceeded to Kilmurry Nursery

Marlfield Peacock

http://www.kilmurrynursery.com

Paul gave us a tour of the garden, then we were happy to buy lots of plants as souvenirs of our 2016 Garden Outing.

Eleanor goin’ fishing

Susie’s Orchard

Members of the Club spent a lovely afternoon in Susie’s Orchard.

The sun shone and Josephine was a wonderful guide as she showed her vast knowledge of a huge array of plants in her garden.

It truly is a hidden gem in Kiltealy, Co. Wexford.

Visit the website:

http://www.susiesorchard.net

or if you are on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/susies.orchard/

Thank you Josephine, it was most enjoyable.

Garden Trip, June 2016

Celebration of Eva’s win at the May Flower Club meeting.

Eva Holmes Silver Medal award from Canada Blooms – 2016

Eva cuts her celebration cake at Kilkenny Flower Club, May 2016

Thanks to Eva Holmes for the photos taken on the Garden Visit and at the Festival in Ennis in June, 2015.

For a look at all the festival flowers go to this address:

http://www.ennisparish.com/wp-content/gallery/national-flower-festival-in-ennis-cathedral-st-columbas-church-of-ireland-june20th-21st-2015/

This is not a live link, you will need to copy and paste it into your search engine.

A selection of Kilkenny Flower Club members admiring the exhibits.

Maura doesn’t go home empty handed

A selection of Kilkenny Flower Club members admiring the exhibits.

Maura doesn’t go home empty handed

Some lovely arrangements were constructed.

Thanks is due to the experienced Club members for all their help.

Hard at work.

The following is a selection of photos from our recent visit to June Blake’s garden near Blessington, Co. Wicklow. June has won many awards and it was a pleasure  to see the variety of plants and meadow in the three acre garden which has been developed in only thirteen years.

June welcomes everyone

A Blue Poppy

Hunting Brook Garden is owned by Jimi Blake, after a tour of his beautiful garden we appreciated the dappled shade of the woodland walk.

Jimi shows us around

Home, tired but happy.