Woodlands and Parks

Woodlands and Parks

Woodlands and Parks Top Bulbs for Naturalising in Woodlands and Parks Naturalising bulb types, refers to the ability of certain bulbs to divide/propagate by division and seed, and to establish in an area (park or woodland) to provide a perennial display of flowers in the spring time, from January all the way through to May. […]

Climate Adaptive Planting

Climate Adaptive Planting Bulbs suitable for a changing world Climate change is a hot topic (pun intended) these days and for good reason.  It’s already reshaping our gardens, parks, and public green spaces. Regions of Ireland once known for moderate, predictable weather are facing rising temperatures, periods of drought, and unseasonal flooding. These changing conditions call for smarter, […]

Customer Trip 25

Keukenhof 25 trip

Keukenhof & BLoemencorso – Customer Trip 2025 We were privileged to host 50 customers in the Netherlands on the 10th of April past. This was the first trip since 2019, and we were delighted to run it again.  It was a wonderful opportunity to get a behind the scenes view of the Bloemencorso (The Flower […]

The Resilience of Daffodils

Field of Daffodils

The Resilience of Daffodils This field of Narcissus Golden Harvest, planted by Beechill Growers, was harvested for the last time in 2007. The field then went back in to use for silage, but every year there still arises a spectacular golden glow – particularly in the sunny weather we’ve been having the past few days. […]

Flower Designer visualises future results

Flower Designer Example

Flower Designer for easy Visualisations With the Flower Designer App, we can help you visualise the results of your spring display, before you’ve planted a single bulb. Find out if that Yellow Trumpet narcissus mix will have the desired impact by virtually planting and seeing them in bloom. All you have to do is take […]

Granard Garden Club

Granard Garden Club talk

Granard Garden Club It was great to be back in Granard Garden Club on Monday 24th February for a talk on Summer Bulbs and Dahlia Propogation.  The venue – Lus Na Greine FRC – was excellent, no complaints about the cold! (Quite the opposite in fact).  As part of the talk, we divided a rather […]

GLDA Conference 2025

GLDA Seminar 2025

GLDA Seminar 2025 We were delighted to have the opportunity to go along to the annual GLDA Conference at the Crown Plaza Hotel Santry on Saturday 22nd February.  There were excellent presentations all round on the topic of Resilient Gardens and dealing with the impacts of climate change. It was great to catch up with […]

RHSI Bellefield

RHSI Bellefield Snowdrop Weekend 2025

RHSI Bellefield Snowdrop Weekend I had a chance to visit RHSI Bellefield in Shinrone on Saturday the 8th of February.  It was lovely to see the great display of so many different varieties. A galanthophiles dream, no two ways about it.  The head gardener Paul Smyth gave a very interesting talk about the earlier history […]