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Anyone else go to the Fota rare plant sale?

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  • 23-04-2017 3:48pm
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    my3cents
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    It was a on today and well worth attending to get a few unusual plants (spent nearly €200:o)

    I'd be hard pressed to say how many sellers were there but I would guess at least 30 (nurseries selling plants) and well attended. There were plenty of plants for sale but I noticed that after an hour or so (started at 10am) a lot of the nice rare stuff had gone so you'd want to be early to get what you want. A few of the smaller sellers nearly sold out.

    So makes me wonder should we have a Plant Sales/Gardens open thread to let everyone know about future events? Here's a list from the IRISH SPECIALIST NURSERY ASSOCIATION's website.

    Fota House, Fota Island, Co. Cork - Sunday 23rd April fromm 11am to 4pm
    Clare Garden Festival, Ennis, Co. Clare Sunday 30th April
    Garden Show Ireland, Antrim Castle Friday 5th - Sunday 7th May
    Rare & Special Plant Fair, Mt. Congreve, Co. Waterford - Sunday 14th May
    Tullynally Castle Plant Fair, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath - Saturday 20th May
    Bloom, Pheonix Park, Dublin - Thursday 1st June to Monday 5th June
    Laois Garden Festival, Spinks, Co. Laois Sunday 11th June
    Mt. Stewart Plant Fair, Newtownards, Co. Down - Saturday 24th June &Sunday 25th June
    Galway Homes & Gardens, Ballybrit Racecourse, Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th June
    Galway Garden Festival, Claregalway Castle, Co. Galway. - Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd July
    Blarney in Bloom, Blarney Castle, Co. Cork - Sunday 9th July
    St. Anne's Rose Festival ,Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th July
    RHSI Russborough Garden Show 2017, Russborough House, Co. Wicklow Saturday 29th July
    Farmleigh Plant Fair, Farmleigh House, Pheonix Park,Dublin - Sunday August 6th
    Ballymaloe Plant Fair, Shanagarry, Co. Cork - Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd September
    Claregalway Autumn Plant Fair, Claregalway Castle, Co. Galway Sunday 10th September


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    looksee
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    Thanks for that! 14th May is in my diary now!


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    my3cents
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    looksee wrote: »
    Thanks for that! 14th May is in my diary now!

    If its as good as Fota bring lots of money and be there early, note to self must find out the actual times on the day.


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    celticbhoy27
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    Excellent thread. I'd be off to Waterford too but am away on holidays. Out of interest what plants did you purchase?


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    my3cents
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    celticbhoy27 wrote: »
    Excellent thread. I'd be off to Waterford too but am away on holidays. Out of interest what plants did you purchase?

    My wife picked up a load of salvias mostly ones she has had in the past but lost in the winter. Some others that spring to mind are a Veratrum nigrum a Podyphylum, another Rogersia pinata as ours has been swamped by a rampant fern, an Inula helenium hardly rare but not easy to get hold of, Tetropanex papyifera Rex, an unusual Red leaved elder berry I forget the full name of and a Geum I won't forget called "Wet Kiss". So bit of a mix really.


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