News from the National Botanic Gardens | Irish Botany News | Research Projects | Kilmacurragh News
This is a round up of news stories from the National Botanic Gardens. We also run an Irish Botany News page, a Research Projects page and news from the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh.
Science Week 2022 at the National Botanic Gardens
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...
Halloween at Glasnevin – 23rd October!
Halloween at Glasnevin is back for 2022! Get ready for lots of plant based spookiness this Halloween, starting with our Harvest Display on Saturday the 22nd of October. This fabulously designed display will showcase not only the diversity of pumpkins, squash and...
National Tree Day: Bark Life Trail
Have you ever looked at a tree’s bark and wondered what it’s for? Well for National Tree Day 2022 follow our Bark Life trail 2022 trail around the gardens to discover some interesting facts about bark and discover the many uses that people around the world have found...
Book Launch ‘The life of Charles Frederick Ball (1879-1915), botanist and horticulturist’, Seamus O’Brien and Brian Willan
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...
Dublin Fringe Festival: Remnant Ecologies – Jony Easterby
An exclusive night-time adventure in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. This meditative and immersive night-walk will guide you through a series of light and sound installations, exploring Dublin’s iconic Botanic Gardens as you have never seen them before....
Christmas Market Closing Date for Applications Friday 23rd September
Our market this year will be held on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th December and we are now taking applications. We will be assessing applications with sustainability in mind – eco conscious, sourced sustainable or locally, handmade, of relevance to the Gardens....
Sculpture in Context 2022
The National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin will host the 36th annual Sculpture in Context Exhibition free to the public from 1st September to 7th October inclusive. Bringing together the work of more than 120 artists using a wide range of media, these works of art...
Coming Soon: National Heritage Week 2022
Join us at the National Botanic Gardens for National Heritage Week 2022 from the 13th to the 21st of August. This year we will have a range of events to choose from, including themed guided tours, bug hotels for Wild Child Day, and various nature based workshops for...
Hello Spring trail
Visiting the Botanic Gardens and looking for an activity for the kids? Check out this brand new trail and discover the joys of spring. When printing, please print on both sides of the page and then you can fold it into a neat little booklet. Alternatively, pick up a...
Rhododendron Week 2022
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. https://youtu.be/V_jPipvGpC0 In early April the gardens at Kilmacurragh are marked by the splendour of...
Irish Heritage Plants awarded National Plant Collection Status
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...
Decorated Pumpkin Exhibition 2021
There were an impressive 113 entrants to this year's online Decorated Pumpkin Exhibition. Entrants uploaded photos of their designs on to our Facebook page in the run-up to Halloween. Thank you to all who took part - we had so much fun looking at all your amazingly...