Seamus O’Brien, Head Gardener, shows us the wildflower meadows at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Kilmacurragh. Find out how the meadows were restored, how they are maintained, and what you can see there in spring and summer. From...
Our last video story for Rhododendron Week 2021 is with Dr. Matthew Jebb, Director, National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, and Seamus O’Brien, Head Gardener, National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Kilmacurragh. Here they give a brief overview of the conservation...
A workshop for Rhododendron Week 2021 with Seamus O’Brien, Head Gardener at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Kilmacurragh. Seamus gives an overview of the taxonomy of the genus, using fresh materials from the extensive collection of over 180 species....
Online talk with Seamus O’Brien, Head Gardener, National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Kilmacurragh, as part of Rhododendron Week. Recorded on 16th April 2021. Séamus recounts his Spring visit to Sikkim, Himalaya in 2015 retracing the routes of the famous Victorian...
Online talk with Richard Baines, Curator of Logan Botanic Gardens, as part of Rhododendron Week. Recorded on 15th April 2021. Learn about both seed and vegetative propagation of the genus Rhododendron. The talk covers techniques, useful tips, advantages and...
Online talk with Dr Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, as part of the Rhododendron Festival. Recorded on 14th April 2021. Matthew describes the close connections for over 160 years between the Moore family of the National Botanic...
