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National Garden Exhibition Centre FREE ENTRY THIS YEAR

Sgt Pepper 64 · 2013-03-29 11:51:20

To celebrate their 20th Anniversary, entry is free this year. I went the other weekend, and this is just amazing, so many ideas for all types of garden, great for kids to run about, playground and crooked house to play in, and great cheap food from the Beech Tree Cafe Well worth a look http://www.gardenexhibition.ie/

29-03-2013 12:51pm

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To celebrate their 20th Anniversary, entry is free this year.
I went the other weekend, and this is just amazing, so many ideas for all types of garden, great for kids to run about, playground and crooked house to play in, and great cheap food from the Beech Tree Cafe

Well worth a look

http://www.gardenexhibition.ie/

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#2 29-03-2013 2:26pm

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Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

To celebrate their 20th Anniversary, entry is free this year.
I went the other weekend, and this is just amazing, so many ideas for all types of garden, great for kids to run about, playground and crooked house to play in, and great cheap food from the Beech Tree Cafe

Well worth a look

http://www.gardenexhibition.ie/

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Absolutely fantastic place to visit.Been there many times,and also to Mount Usher

The ducks comming up to us in the cafe looking for some bread is so funny too.:D

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#3 29-03-2013 2:52pm

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paddy147 wrote: »

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Absolutely fantastic place to visit.Been there many times,and also to Mount Usher

The ducks comming up to us in the cafe looking for some bread is so funny too.:D

Oh so THATS what it looks like when the flowers are out!

What time of year were those jolly nice pictures taken?

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#4 29-03-2013 3:16pm

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Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Oh so THATS what it looks like when the flowers are out!

What time of year were those jolly nice pictures taken?

As far as I can remember last September...ish. (memory isnt what it used to be these days.:pac::D)

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#5 01-04-2013 6:56pm

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Paid another visit there today with the family.

We had a great time and my daughter and her friend absolutely loved it.They loved feeding the ducks,they are so tame and laid back.
My girlfriend found loads of tadpoles on the rocks in the ponds.

Had a nice bit of lunch in The Beech Cafe there too.

Some pics of how it looks at the moment.:)

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#6 01-04-2013 7:02pm

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Few more pics.

The kids treehouse is an absolute work of art.:D

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#7 01-04-2013 7:08pm

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Last few...:)

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#8 01-04-2013 7:16pm

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Good thick sambo and a bowl of soup for 7 euro in the cafe.:)

This would be a lovely day out for anyone who likes their gardening and for the kids too...plenty of things for them to see and do (swings and slides up at the top of the hill) and good fresh wicklow air for everyone too.

Allso its free addmission in aswell......which is even better still.:D

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#9 03-04-2013 3:31pm

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Just curious, can you bring dogs (small) here?

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#10 03-04-2013 5:25pm

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ButtersSuki wrote: »

Just curious, can you bring dogs (small) here?

I dont know........Ive never seen anyone with a dog in there though, in all the times that we have been down to visit the place.

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#11 08-04-2013 10:35am

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only guide dogs allowed

http://www.gardenexhibition.ie/contact.html

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#12 08-04-2013 2:59pm

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peadar76 wrote: »

only guide dogs allowed

http://www.gardenexhibition.ie/contact.html

Good spot.:)

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#13 18-04-2013 12:18am

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Was there on Monday, what a great display. Plenty of ideas, I must go back during the summer.

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#14 18-04-2013 3:13pm

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Photos great Paddy really enjoyed looking at them,Will be on my list to visit on my next trip back to Dublin.I was born and reared in North Dublin but can't say I have ever heard of the place.:P

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#15 18-04-2013 5:33pm

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kynzvart wrote: »

Photos great Paddy really enjoyed looking at them,Will be on my list to visit on my next trip back to Dublin.I was born and reared in North Dublin but can't say I have ever heard of the place.:P

After visting those gardens...why not take a trip 12km further on down the N11 road to Mount Usher Gardens in Ashford,Wicklow.

You will really like this place aswell.:D

Thread with a few pics....

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056927198

Website

http://www.mountushergardens.ie/

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