FIONNUALA FALLON – AUTHOR, IRISH TIMES GARDENING CORRESPONDENT AND FLOWER FARMER. ‘HOW TO GROW AND ARRANGE YOUR OWN CUT FLOWERS’.
MR FINLAY COLLEY – RARE PLANTS IRELAND – ‘PLANT SOURCING JOURNEYS AROUND FAR EAST, SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE.
DR PHIL HAVERCROFT, LEAMORE NURSERIES. ‘PEONIES – HISTORY, CULTIVATION AND SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS’.
BLEDDWYN WYNNE JONES, CRUG FARM, CAERNARVON. ‘EXPEDITIONS IN SEARCH OF NEW PLANTS IN VIETNAM.
JANE STARK – AWARD WINNING BOTANIC ARTIST, TEACHER AND AUTHOR WILL PRESENT: ‘MRS DELANY AND HER PAPER GARDEN – THE STORY OF ONE OF THE 18TH CENTURY’S MOST CREATIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN.
DR CILIAN RODEN – ECOLOGIST AND NATURALIST – ‘THE HILL OF KNOCKMA – ERODING ISLAND OR EMERGING CENTRE?. DR RODEN EXPLORES THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS HILL FOR NATURALISTS AND ITS ROLE AS A POSSIBLE SYMBOL FOR THE FUTURE OF THE IRISH LANDSCAPE.
SEAN QUEALLY – COILLTE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER AND PROJECT MANAGER FOR WOODLAND RESTORATION IRELAND. ‘A WALK IN SOME OF IRELAND’S LESSER KNOWN WOODS; THE LORE AND SYMBOLISM OF NATIVE IRISH TREES’.
