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Visitors are invited to make a break for County Carlow this March, where the garden season continues with the arrival of Daffodil Time along the Carlow Garden Trail.
On the grounds of Altamont Gardens, Altamont Plant Sales offers visitors the opportunity to explore and purchase a wide selection of daffodil varieties alongside other seasonal plants. The Corona North Commemorative Border makes it a must-visit for gardeners looking for inspiration for their own spring planting.
In a workshop scheduled for Saturday, March 14th “Re-Awakening the Garden: Timely Tasks and Plants that Shine in the Spring Garden”, Mary Keenan will guide you through key tasks to refresh your garden after winter and prepare for the season ahead, while also highlighting some of the best plants to bring colour and interest to your spring garden.
Along with the owner of Altamont Plant Sales, Robert Miller, Mary will also be picking their favourite plants for this time of the year with tips on how to best grow them. A fun and practical talk for all gardeners! To book your space visit www.altamontplants.com.
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As the days grow longer and gardens awaken with colour, thousands of golden daffodils are beginning to bloom across some of Carlow’s most beautiful gardens.
From sweeping drifts in historic landscapes to specialist collections and plant sales, the county offers lots of opportunities to view this much-loved spring flower.
At Arboretum Home & Garden Heaven in Leighlinbridge, spring brings vibrant displays of daffodils throughout its inspirational gardens. Visitors can enjoy a relaxed day out browsing plants and garden inspiration while exploring Arboretum’s extensive garden centre, boutique and café. With family-friendly facilities and beautiful outdoor spaces, Arboretum is an ideal stop along The Carlow Garden Trail
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County Carlow in long-term historical perspective: from the medieval to the modern.
An illustrated lecture by Dr Kevin Whelan
On 18th of March at Seven Oaks Hotel Carlow at 8pm!
Admission is free and everyone is welcome!
This presentation seeks to cover Carlow’s long history and to focus on what makes it distinctive. It will also explain where it fits in the wider island-wide context
Kevin Whelan is from Johnstown, near Clonegal, attended school at Clonegal NS and later FCJ Bunclody and played for Kildavin GAA club. Clonegal is an unusual parish in that it embraces parts of three counties [Carlow, Wicklow, Wexford], and Kevin has always taken an interest in all three. He has been Director at the University of Notre Dame Dublin since 1998. He has lectured in fifteen countries, and at the Sorbonne, Cambridge, Oxford, Torino, Berkeley, Yale, Dartmouth and Louvain. He has also lectured in every county in Ireland and has visited every parish in Ireland. Kevin has written or edited over twenty books and over one hundred articles on Ireland’s history, geography, literature and culture. His passions include hurling, talking, poetry, book-collecting [over ten thousand volumes], the Irish language and travel.
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