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.

Bridget with her Cascade

Anne’s Triangle

Amy’s Triangle

Joan’s Cascade

Helen’s Crescent

Deirdre’s Triangle

Margaret’s Triangle

Josephine’s Basket

Maura’s Basket

It was an enjoyable night.

Window display by Olive O’Shea and Amy O’Donnell.