This Sunday, the annual Autumn Garden Fair takes place again in Claregalway Castle, where some of Ireland’s best nurseries and rare plant specialists will display a great selection of shrubs, trees and more.
Autumn is the best time to plan, plant and redesign a garden in the “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”.
The ground is still warm and plants and trees can settle in to guarantee good growth. You still see the gaps that need filling, the plants you want to remove and replace. Wish you had pears, plums, apple, peach trees? Now is an ideal time to plant some potted trees and you can look forward to a beautiful spring display of blossom, followed by fruit.
It is also a last chance to view the annual exhibition of the Irish Botanical Artists Association curated by Jane Stark.
The Galway Flower & Garden Club will be present in the main hall to unveil their programme for next year and to advise on all things relating to flower arranging and many other gardening activities.
Not an experienced gardener?. This then is a great opportunity to meet gardeners with years of experience who can guide and advise the best route to planning your own paradise garden.
Want to enhance a balcony or window area?. Meet the suppliers who can transform a dull space into something beautiful.
Not even a garden enthusiast?. Come out and join the green fingered for coffee and light refreshments and hear why a garden matters so much to so many.
Exhibitors will include:
Boyne Garden Centre - a great selection of perennials, Peonies roses and more - this award winning garden centre has seven successive Gold Medals including three medals for ‘ Best in Show’ atoom and Garden Show Ireland.
Rare Plants Ireland - an extensive range of unique, rare and unusual trees, shrubs and perennials.
Coldblow Nursery – specialist herbaceous plants.
Yoga Soul Nursery – specialist perennials, shrubs, trees and the unusual.
Leaf & Petal Nursery
Cottage Garden Plants
Three Gates Nursery
Esker Farm Daffodils
Irish Fuchsia
Mulhall Obelisks
Also …. .The Owl Tree, Sliabh Aughty Honey & Natural Irish Skincare, Metal and Mallet, Shiva Moon, Itchy Feet
Bernard Dooley Art, Cole Ceramics , ….and more.
Enjoy delicious food offerings from the Castle kitchen. .
This special garden gathering is an opportunity to get the right advice for your dream garden – from the experts.
Admission is €5 including onsite parking.
Other upcoming evenst at Claregalway Castle, the International Medieval Combat Tournament takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, 11-6pm; the Cruit Eireann Harp Concert Thursday September 25; and Galway Antiques Fair November 22-23.
