Carlow Floral Festival 2008, Ireland

Friday 08 Aug to Sunday 10 Aug: Bagenalstown Festival Festival Trail Map County Guide

Friday 8th August 2008

Rathwood Garden Centre with Dermot O'Neill

Rathwood is a multi award winning centre with a superb gift and garden shop, furniture & interiors shop, restaurant and garden centre. Rathwood’s Walled Garden Centre is laid out in Mediterranean style with an impressive selection of Irish & Italian plants and garden furniture.

 

The Outdoor Room

There’s no better way to make the most of your home than with a stylish outdoor garden. As gardens increasingly become an extension of the home, there are plenty of options to accessorise your personal piece of the great outdoors. Dermot O’ Neill introduces plenty of food for thought from small items such as candles to bigger items including fencing and stone work, provided by Ace Fencing and Living Stone, both on site at Rathwood.

Venue: Rathwood
Time: 12 noon

Low maintenance gardening

This workshop covers all the important aspects of summer gardening including watering, grooming and summer pruning, pest control, adding colour and much more. With Dermot’s valuable advice and tips you can ensure that your garden continues to look great from summer into autumn.

Venue: Rathwood
Time: 2.30 p.m.

 


photo: James Burke ARPS

Foxgloves on the Rath Wood Forest Trail

RATHWOOD

Rathwood Home, Gift & Garden World. Photo by James Burke ARPS

Rathwood Home, Gift & Garden World
Rath, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Contact: Patrick & Carmel Keogh
t: + 353 (0) 59 9156285
f: + 353 (0) 59 9156239
e: info@rathwood.com
w: www.rathwood.com

Dermot O’ Neill is one of Ireland’s best-loved gardening experts. His down to earth, colourful and easy-to-follow style brings the joy of gardening to a wide audience, so prepare to be enthused when Dermot visits Carlow on Wednesday 6th and Friday 8th August.
 
FACILITIES: Award winning centre, consisting of gift and furniture shop, garden centre and restaurant, train, tourist information point, parking facilities for up to 300 cars, large coach park, helicopter landing area, toilets, wheelchair access, outdoor children’s play area, pets corner, woodland walks.



HOW TO FIND US:  4km from Tullow on the R725 to Shillelagh

OPENING TIMES:    Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 6pm;   Sunday 11am to 6pm
                                Public/Bank holidays 9.30am – 6pm
 
 

 
Rathwood is a four star quality award winning centre, with a superb gift and furniture shop.  Its themed displays give you great ideas to help create your own interior designed room at home.  A visit to the exhibition house on site is also a must. Rathwood’s fine food restaurant serves delicious lunches and home baking. 

Rathwood’s Walled Garden Centre offers an impressive selection of plants, many rare and unusual, garden furniture, outdoor living accessories and pots.  A full size train gives kiddie (and adult!) rides around Rathwood Park. Included in Rathwood’s Park is a new children’s play area, pet’s corner, wild flower meadow and woodland walks. 

photo: James Burke ARPS

Easy walking on the Rath Wood Forest Trail

The Woodland Walks project is the first of its kind in Ireland and is a partnership between Coillte, a landowner (Rathwood) and a local community group.  There is a short wheelchair / child’s buggy walk to a lake and a longer looped walk through the 185 acre Wood.  Access to all walks is from Rathwood’s car park.
 
With the furniture and Interiors shop and food hall now open, Rathwood is definitely a place for all to visit this year.
 

For further information on Carlow's Floral Festival Trail contact Carlow Tourism

click for carlow tourism website

Tel +353 (0) 5991 30411
Fax +353 (0) 5991 30477

info@carlowtourism.com