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September Members Night – Talk by Saul Walker

1 September @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hybrid Event
Free

A welcome back from our summer break with what will no doubt be a wonderful talk by Saul Walker on Orchids in Oz.

An introduction to Saul Walker from the BBC Gardener's Wold website (https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/meet_the_experts/saul-walker/)

Saul Walker’s passion in horticulture

Saul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall.

After many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botanical Horticulture at RBG, Kew and was exposed to the fantastic plant collections in the gardens and glasshouses, as well as travelling to Australia, Southern Spain and the French Riviera to study plants in their native habitats.

Following his time at Kew he spent a couple of years as part of the Show management teams for both the RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Chelsea Flower Show respectively, however he was unable to resist the call back to his native Devon, where he is now the Head Gardener of Stonelands House- a privately owned 10-acre garden.

Saul’s speciality interests include Woodland Gardens, Orchids, and Exotic plants. A member of the RHS Tender Plant Committee and Trustee of The Hardy Plant Society and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, he also co-hosts the Talking Heads Podcast with Lucy Chamberlain.

 

We will also have some orchids for raffle on the night, tickets can be purchased by cash or card.

Details

Date:
1 September
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:

Organiser

Irish Orchid Society
Email
info@irishorchidsociety.org

Venue

The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre
National Botanic Gardens
Dublin,DublinD09 VY63Ireland
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In-person attendance

1 Going
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Virtual Attendance

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2 responses

  1. Very professional accessible presentation of last Monday’s minutes, David. Be careful not to take on too much of the workload e.g. there is considerable work gone into the delivery of the new online digital Implementation and, I would imagine, a fair amount of day to day maintenance. Thank you.
    Have a good weekend.

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