Wednesday, February 8, 1:30 pm Eastern – Unforgettable Gardens – Ireland: Annes Grove, Online
The Gardens Trust presents a series of 4 online talks on some of the well- and lesser known historic gardens of Ireland Wednesdays from 1 Feb £5 each or £16 for all. Register through Eventbrite HERE., or visit https://thegardenstrust.org for more details. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and again a few hours before the talk (If you do not receive this link please contact us). A link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards. This second in the series on February 8 explores Annes Grove with Neil Porteous.
Annes Grove in North Co. Cork has an international reputation as a plantsman’s garden. Ostensibly, the creation of Richard Grove Annesley (1879-1966), the garden is in part ‘Robinsonian’ and part a ‘Paradise Garden’. The talk details the garden’s history and its recent restoration.
Neil Porteous is a free-lance historic garden consultant working in Ireland. He has an BSc. Hons in Horticulture and an MA in garden history. Neil worked for many years as a Head Gardener and Gardens & Parks Advisor for the National Trust, latterly, Head Gardener at Mount Stewart, Co. Down.
