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Plant sale - Cork Sunday 23rd April - Fota House.

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  • 21-04-2023 2:11pm
    #1
    The Continental Op
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    Should have posted this earlier but better late than never.

    https://fotahouse.com/event/fota-house-plant-garden-fair-2023

    More for the enthusiast and plants can be expensive (at least in my mind) but lots and lots of choice all in one place and I'm sure they'll be plants you've never heard of or seen before. Admission €5. Best to arrive early. Parking on mostly grass but plant stands are on tarmac.

    Don't know why I'm telling you this there's always more than enough people buying all the plants I want before I get a chance.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    looksee
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    I've been to the one at Mount Congreve, you are right, lovely stuff. A bit exotic for my still developing garden, for the moment I would rather have reliable ground cover, too many areas don't have enough soil to chance exotics on. Also its quite exposed so they need to be able to take care of themselves. And then of course there are the rabbits.



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    The Continental Op
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    If you hear of another at Mount Congreve post here as I always miss them. Give or take a couple I suspect its mostly the same sellers at all of them.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    looksee
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    Yes I think its the same set-up, this crowd I think (the ISNA bit rings a bell) https://www.irishspecialistnurseriesassociation.com/plant-fairs-2023/ but Bord Bia also does something similar. The rare plants one missed out on Mt Congreve this year apparently - I would have missed it anyway as I had not been keeping tabs on it.



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    The Continental Op
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    Not many there that are near enough to bother with think I might do the Carlow one in Boris on the 14th of May and maybe Fota again on 10th September. But will probably need to save up first :-)

    From looksee's link .....


    Sunday 2nd April 

    Claregalway Castle ISNA Spring Plant Fair,

    Claregalway Castle, Co. Galway.   

     

    Easter Sunday & Monday 9th-10th April

    ISNA Plant Fair

    Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin

    Sunday 21st May

    ISNA Plant Fair at Airfield Estate

    Dundrum, Co Dublin


    Friday to Sunday 26-28th May

    ISNA at Mallow Garden Festival

    Cork Racecourse, Mallow, Co. Cork

     

    Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July

    Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens 

    Kildare


    Sunday 27th August

    ISNA Plant Fair Airfield EstateDundrum, Co. Dublin 

     

    Sunday 10th September

    ISNA Plant Fair Fota House

    Fota Island, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork 

     Sunday 23rd April

    Fota House Plant Fair


    Sunday 30th April

    Clare Garden Festival

    The Showgrounds, Ennis, Co. Clare

     

    Sunday 7th May

    RHSI Plant Fair

    Russborough House, Co. Wicklow


    Sunday 14th May

    Rare & Special Plant Fair 

    Please note Venue change

    Borris House, Borris, Co. Carlow, R95 W983 


    Sunday 11th June 

    Buds and Blossoms - Laois Garden Festival

    Spink Sporting Ground, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois


    Sunday 18th June

    Limerick Garden Festival 

    Milk Market, Limerick City 

     

    Saturday 24th June

    Tullynally Castle Plant Fair

    Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath


    Saturday & Sunday 1st & 2nd July

    Galway Castle Garden Festival

    Claregalway Castle, Co. Galway


    Saturday 22nd July

    Belvedere House Unusual Plant Fair 

    Mullingar Co. Westmeath

     

    Saturday and Sunday 15th & 16th July

    St. Anne's Park Rose Festival

    Raheny Dublin

    (To Be Confirmed)

     

    Sunday 6th August

    Farmleigh House Plant Fair

    Pheonix Park Dublin

     

     Sunday 3rd September,

    Claregalway Castle Autumn Plant Fair

    Claregalway, Co. Galway 

     

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    mountainy man
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    Its a shame that there are never any of these plant fairs up here in the north west.



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    The Continental Op
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    Just back now, tbh nothing like as good as they have been in the past. Much smaller than previous years. Pre Covid and this had at double the number of sellers. Some of the bigger nurseries I've seen in the past were missing. Also changed since I was last there as now you park on the carpark and the plant sale is on the grass. After paying to get in also had to pay €3 to get out of the car park. Maybe won't bother next year and try again in another couple of years.

    Did get another Cardiocrinum gigantium (from the excellent Mount Venus Nursery) to go with another I have in the hope of getting a yearly succession of flowers. Also chanced an Empress Yu Hosta - reputed to be the biggest hosta in cultivation and if it survives may grow to over a meter tall. Along with a few others I must get out this afternoon and plant.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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