Russborough House, Co Wicklow, walled garden crowdfunding.
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:48 pm Post subject: Russborough House, Co Wicklow, walled garden crowdfunding. |
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Small sponsors are being sought to bring the garden of Russborough House in Co Wicklow back to its former glory.
The Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, which is restoring the 18th century walled garden at the house near Blessington, has opened a crowdfunding campaign to raise money.
People can sponsor rose bushes, bricks, trees and even gardeners. In return they will get a certificate and their name on the label for the rose or tree.
A brick can be bought for 20, while a rose bush costs 50. A 100 donation will pay for an apple, plum or hazelnut tree, while 120 pays for a gardener for a day.
The gardening society aims to raise 75,000 through crowdfunding.
Read more here........ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/campaign-to-restore-russborough-garden-brick-by-brick-1.1989644 _________________ Gardening books.
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 3129 Location: Kildare
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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visited this during the season and there is a lot of work to do on site, i think it needs permanent staff to manage the gardens, all this volunteer work is well and good but it needs coordination and some one to oversee it. |
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:05 am Post subject: |
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I know the stonemason working on those walls, good friend of mine, very talented. Well I say that knowing that he is definitely working on the wall restoration of a country manor estate in Wicklow, I am guessing that it is Russborough. It could be Kilmacurragh Arboretum either. _________________ Its my field. Its my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:05 am Post subject: |
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A very worthwhile project. I visited the house years ago to see the Beit collection but that was long before the RHSI took an interest in the gardens. Now I've another reason to re-visit - and the paintings would bear a second look, too. |
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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RE: RHS I see that they have new accommodation in Marley park as the old house has been done up. |
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