Join renowned horticulturist Mary Keenan for a special Walk and Talk through the award-winning Barrow Experience Gardens at BEAM Services, Bagenalstown.
This relaxed guided walk offers a unique opportunity to explore the ten interconnected themed gardens that celebrate the history, folklore and natural heritage of the Barrow Valley. As you journey through spaces including the Monastic Courtyard, Potager Garden, Druid’s Wood, Water Garden and Reflective Garden, Mary will share her expert insights into the planting, design principles and seasonal highlights that make each garden unique.
Drawing on more than 40 years’ gardening experience and as co-owner of the acclaimed Gash Gardens in County Laois, Mary will discuss how carefully selected trees, shrubs and perennials work together to create gardens that are beautiful, resilient and full of interest throughout the seasons. Along the way, she will offer practical gardening tips, planting ideas and advice that visitors can adapt for their own gardens, whether large or small. She will also highlight how elements such as fragrance, texture and colour can be combined to enrich the visitor experience.
As one of Ireland’s best-known gardening experts, Mary’s warm, informative style makes this guided walk and talk an enjoyable and inspiring experience for gardeners of every level.
About Mary Keenan
Mary Keenan, with her husband Ross Doyle, is joint owner of well-known Gash Gardens and Nursery in County Laois. She has been gardening and growing plants for over 35 years. After studying horticulture at University College Dublin, she worked as a college lecturer at the National Botanic Gardens for several years before taking on a role as Senior Executive Parks Superintendent in the Parks Department of a Dublin local authority. She is a Past President and former Executive Director of the Tree Council of Ireland. As a regular columnist with the Irish Garden Magazine and a passionate plantsperson, she takes a very practical and down to earth approach to gardening. www.gashgardens.ie
Explore Barrow Experience Gardens
Designed for therapy and beauty, these gardens celebrate the history and folklore of the River Barrow. The Barrow Experience is a wonderful and unique series of ten interconnecting gardens which bring to life the history, folklore and heritage of the beautiful Barrow Valley.
The garden is situated on the grounds of BEAM Services CLG, a training centre for people who require additional support needs, based at Regent Street, Bagenalstown Co. Carlow, on a picturesque and peaceful site that bounds the canal off the River Barrow.
Designed by John Murphy, the Barrow Experience was progressed to provide a healthy and therapeutic environment for people attending the services of BEAM and to develop a beautiful water-fronted site into a major tourism driven initiative for Bagenalstown.
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