This year has been a busy one with evening lectures, weekend courses and of course the popular Beginners Gardening Course which is now open for applicants for the 2018/19 academic year. On top of all these fun courses I have been pretty busy myself and am delighted to announce the arrival of my baby son Daniel who was born June 14th! As I'm sure you can all appreciate this newsletter will be short and sweet as I take a few spare minutes to keep in touch. In The Garden Whilst

This month, I indulged myself with a visit to the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin, a horticultural gem tucked away along the banks of the river Liffey, in Islandbridge. I have a soft spot for this garden as I served my time here as a student when I studied at the National Botanic Gardens and now bring my gardening class back each spring to teach them how to prune the roses. Designed by renowned British architect, Edwin Lutyens, the garden was established "to com