From the delicate beauty of blooms to elegant evergreen foliage. Embrace the tranquillity of the season as we unveil the garden's hidden charms. PLEASE NOTE: This tour slot is intended for individuals and couples, families and friends etc. For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319. Tours will take […]
From the delicate beauty of blooms to elegant evergreen foliage. Embrace the tranquillity of the season as we unveil the garden's hidden charms. PLEASE NOTE: This tour slot is intended for individuals and couples, families and friends etc. For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319. Tours will take […]
From the delicate beauty of blooms to elegant evergreen foliage. Embrace the tranquillity of the season as we unveil the garden's hidden charms. PLEASE NOTE: This tour slot is intended for individuals and couples, families and friends etc. For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319. Tours will take […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Our ever-popular Biophilia Tour returns to the Gardens for January 2025 as our themed guided tour! Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time […]
Kids, join us for fun activities in the dedicated Children’s Erasmus Education Garden! Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, play some nature games or re-use everyday things to create your own piece of eco-art. Check out our Facebook […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Our ever-popular Biophilia Tour returns to the Gardens for January 2025 as our themed guided tour! Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Our ever-popular Biophilia Tour returns to the Gardens for January 2025 as our themed guided tour! Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time […]
Kids, join us for fun activities in the dedicated Children’s Erasmus Education Garden! Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, play some nature games or re-use everyday things to create your own piece of eco-art. Check out our Facebook […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Our ever-popular Biophilia Tour returns to the Gardens for January 2025 as our themed guided tour! Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time […]
Join us for a talk on the Little Tern Project on Portrane Beach with Tom Kavanagh. Hosted by BirdWatch Ireland's Tolka Branch on Wednesday 15th January at 7.30pm. Admission is free and there is no booking required.
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Our ever-popular Biophilia Tour returns to the Gardens for January 2025 as our themed guided tour! Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time […]
Dónall Flanagan is the Nursery Stock/Ornamentals Advisor to Teagasc at Ashtown in the Phoenix Park.He will give us some insights into the process by which named varieties of ornamental plants are chosen and are likely to reach our garden centres.There will be surprises along the way!The talk will be at 2pm on Saturday 18th January […]
Kids, join us for fun activities in the dedicated Children’s Erasmus Education Garden! Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, play some nature games or re-use everyday things to create your own piece of eco-art. Check out our Facebook […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Our ever-popular Biophilia Tour returns to the Gardens for January 2025 as our themed guided tour! Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time […]
It is believed that humans have evolved to have an instinctive bond with nature, one which our increasingly urbanised life threatens to disrupt. Our ever-popular Biophilia Tour returns to the Gardens for January 2025 as our themed guided tour! Engage your senses in the Gardens’ beautiful surroundings, and learn about how and why spending time […]
Kids, join us for fun activities in the dedicated Children’s Erasmus Education Garden! Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, play some nature games or re-use everyday things to create your own piece of eco-art. Check out our Facebook […]
Lecture: John A. McCullen - The Phoenix Park An illustrated history of its landscape and management 1880 – 1980 Join us for this talk on Sun 26th Jan at 2.30pm by John A. McCullen which covers an important period in the history of the Park, from 1880 to 1980, a period during which exceptional events […]
You will find our Brídeog for Imbolc in Wild Ireland at the west end of the Gardens as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women. Traditionally Brídeog’s were made on or before St. Brigid’s Day from straw or sheaves of wheat or rushes. They might have cotton cloaks or dresses or plants like heather could […]
Thin Place by RJ Speers will be on show from Saturday 1st February to Sunday 23rd February. A Thin place is a location where the veil between this world and the mystical otherworld appears permeable or thin. These are places where the boundary between our tangible world and the unseen world seem to touch. The […]
You will find our Brídeog for Imbolc in Wild Ireland at the west end of the Gardens as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women. Traditionally Brídeog’s were made on or before St. Brigid’s Day from straw or sheaves of wheat or rushes. They might have cotton cloaks or dresses or plants like heather could […]
This tour will explore the fascinating origins of Imbolc festival and the feast day of St. Brigid looking folklore and mythology whilst exploring seasonal highlights of our plant collections.
Reimagining Ireland’s Bogs: Panel Discussion and Exhibition Launch Saturday, February 1st at 2:00 PM This panel discussion is free to attend and takes places in the National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre Auditorium. Booking on eventbrite.ie. Bogs and peatlands have always been dynamic landscapes and are now at the heart of a transformative shift. This panel […]
Kids, join us for fun activities in the dedicated Children’s Erasmus Education Garden! Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, play some nature games or re-use everyday things to create your own piece of eco-art. Check out our Facebook […]
You will find our Brídeog for Imbolc in Wild Ireland at the west end of the Gardens as part of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women. Traditionally Brídeog’s were made on or before St. Brigid’s Day from straw or sheaves of wheat or rushes. They might have cotton cloaks or dresses or plants like heather could […]
This tour will explore the fascinating origins of Imbolc festival and the feast day of St. Brigid looking folklore and mythology whilst exploring seasonal highlights of our plant collections.
Come and see the technique behind making the traditional Brigid’s cross with step-by-step guidance, using fresh rushes. If we have enough on hand, you may have a chance to make one too! Free event, no bookings required.
Come and see the technique behind making the traditional Brigid’s cross with step-by-step guidance, using fresh rushes. If we have enough on hand, you may have a chance to make one too! Free event, no bookings required.