Lecture: Balancing in the Burren - Conservation in a Living Landscape.
Start Date 09 Feb 2012
End Date 09 Feb 2012
Times 8pm
Dr Sharon Parr
The Burren is a living landscape - its heart may be on stone but its life blood is agriculture. The landscape & biodiversity we see today has been shaped by a long history of human activity; the challenge we face is how to manage it into the future. This talk looks at some of the Burren's habitats & biodiversity, the problems they face and the role the Burren Farming for Conservation Programme plays in trying to carry out conservation at a landscape scale.
Time: 8.00pm Education and Visitor Centre.
Organised by Dublin Naturalists' Field Club.
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Lecture: Plots and Plotholders in Dublin
Start Date 16 Feb 2012
End Date 16 Feb 2012
Times 8pm
A History of Allotments 1910 - 1950
Dr. Mary Forrest
Allotments and Grow It Yourself are very popular nowadays, but this is not just a new fashion. Allotments were also very common in Dublin in the early 20th century. Mary Forrest, a well-known lecturer at UCD, traces the history of how these allotments developed from 1910 to 1950.
Time: 8.00pm Education and Visitor Centre.
Organised by the Irish Garden Plant Society.
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Children's Art in the Gardens
Start Date 18 Feb 2012
End Date 18 Feb 2012
Times
Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Or why the grass is green? Take part in our Art workshops, where you can get involved in guided explorations of the Natural world, working in harmony with the seasons to create imaginative works of art.
A series of 2-hour art sessions, each session aims to foster curiosity about the natural world and encourage close observation of the details that often go unseen. Participants will get to respond creatively to their own observations while working with different methods and media in a fun and creative atmosphere.
Workshop: Saturday 18th February.
Each workshop costs €10.00
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Lecture Series: Science of Plants.
Start Date 22 Feb 2012
End Date 22 Feb 2012
Times 3pm
Saving plants can save the planet
Noeleen Smyth will talk about the vital role that Botanic Gardens play in conserving plants threatened with extinction both her and overseas, and why such work is so important to our daily lives.
Time: 3.00pm Education and Visitor Centre
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Lecture Series: Science of Plants
Start Date 29 Feb 2012
End Date 29 Feb 2012
Times 3pm
'Eating the Sun and Drinking the Earth'
Colin Kelleher will describe the remarkable process of plant nutrition - how plants feed off sunlight, and how they get what they need from the soil.
Time: 3pm Education and Visitor Centre
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Gardening Workshop - 'Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables'
Start Date 10 Mar 2012
End Date 10 Mar 2012
Times 11am
Learn about growing vegetables the organic way from the professional gardening staff of the National Botanic Gardens. Our garden expert will have lots of practical tips on growing your own vegetables. You will get practical advice on how to be an environmentally friendly gardener and on how to get the best results from your garden, regardless of how small it is.
Cost €20
Meet at the Education and Visitor Centre
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Gardening Workshop - 'Planting for Allotments'
Start Date 31 Mar 2012
End Date 31 Mar 2012
Times 11am
This workshop will give you advice and support on the best vegetables and herbs to plant in your allotment covering companion planting, organic growing and composting.
Cost €20
Meet at the Education and Visitor Centre
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Gardening Workshop - 'Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables'
Start Date 28 Apr 2012
End Date 28 Apr 2012
Times 11am
Learn about growing vegetable the organic way from the professional gardening staff of the National Botanic Gardens. Our garden expert will have lots of practical tips on growing your own vegetables. You will get practical advice on how to be an environmentally friendly gardener and on how to get the best results from your garden, regardless of how small it is.
Cost €20
Meet at the Education and Visitor Centre
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Gardening Workshop - 'Growing Summer Salads'
Start Date 19 May 2012
End Date 19 May 2012
Times 11am
Regardless of the size of your garden, from window boxes to large plots, there is always a space for a wide variety of tasty salad crops. Join the National Botanic Gardens organic gardening crew and find out how you can grow delicious and succulent salads all summer long while being kind to the environment.
Cost €20
Meet at the Education and Visitor Centre.
For further information, please telephone (01) 857 0909
Gardening Workshop - 'Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme ...'
Start Date 16 Jun 2012
End Date 16 Jun 2012
Times 11am
Get some top tips from our garden expert on how to plan out your herb garden. Some herbs are annuals and some are perennials; find out how to grow a range of herbs successfully in your own garden.
Cost €20
Meet at the Education and Visitor Centre.
For further details, please telephone (01) 857 0909
'Growing Green Fingers' Programme for 2012
Start Date 04 Feb 2012
End Date 03 Mar 2012
Times
The course will include a series of eight classes held on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings over a four-week period.
Night classes will commence at 7.30pm and finish at 9.15pm.
Saturday classes will commence at 10am and finish at 12.30pm.
For evening classes, there will be a gardener available in the auditorium from 7pm to answer specific queries or identify plants or plant problems.
Saturday 4th February: Introduction to Gardening
Soils
Tuesday 7th February: Pests and Diseases
Weed Control
Saturday 11th February: Propagation Workshop
Dress warmly for this class as we will be based in the propagation area.
Tuesday 14th February: House Plants
Herbs
Tuesday 21st February: Fruit
Vegetables
Saturday 25th February: Designing your Garden
Tuesday 28th February: Composting
The Gardening Year
Saturday 3rd March: Tour of the Gardens
Dress warmly! Boots, gardening shoes and gardening clothes advisable.
Cost €120. Proceeds to the Irish Museums Trust.
