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Guided Tour with ISL Interpreter

On Saurday 1 April at 2.00pm we will explore our living collections including seasonal highlights with an expert guide and an ISL interpreter provided. Spaces are limited. Please book here: https://ISLBotanicGardens.eventbrite.ie

National Tree Week

Blog, Events, Glasnevin, News

19 – 26 March 2023 National Tree Week is the designated week for tree protection awareness in Ireland, organised by the Tree Council of Ireland and Coillte. As members of the Tree Council we are pleased to host the launch of National Tree Week. National Tree...

Science Week 2022 at the National Botanic Gardens

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Join us for Science Week at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin from November 13th to 20th! We have a packed schedule of talks, demonstrations, tours, botanical art workshops, and interactive experiments to investigate and celebrate plant science! Our series of...

Book Launch ‘The life of Charles Frederick Ball (1879-1915), botanist and horticulturist’, Seamus O’Brien and Brian Willan

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In 1915 the Irish Times called Charles Frederick Ball ‘one of the best known botanists and horticulturists in Ireland’. He had been Assistant Keeper of the Royal (now National) Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, editor of the journal Irish Gardening, and a noted plant...

Rhododendron Week 2022

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2 – 10 April 2022 Events brought to you by the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland and the Office of Public Works. See botanicgardens.ie/calendar for event details. In early April the gardens at Kilmacurragh are marked by the splendour of their two centuries old...

Irish Heritage Plants awarded National Plant Collection Status

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A collection of 1,000 plants managed by the Irish Garden Plant Society (IGPS) has been awarded National Plant Collection status by Plant Heritage. Plant Heritage is a UK based organisation who work to conserve the diversity of garden plants. The Irish Garden Plant...