Rhododendron Week is back at Kilmacurragh from the 8th to the 14th of April 2024.

Rhododendron week is an annual event in the calendar at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Kilmacurragh, Co Wicklow. Kilmacurragh will showcase the highlights of the collection and explore the stories behind them. This year there are a series of events happening throughout the week.

Programme of events:

A series of video stories on “Historic and Plant Highlights” will be uploaded to the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland social media accounts and YouTube channel during the week.

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Daily:

The gardens are open daily from 09:00 to 17:00. There will be ‘Rhododendron Week’ guided tours at 12noon and 3pm. As always, the gardens are free to enter as are the guided tours.

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Thursday 11^th April 2024 at 7:30pm

Head Gardener Seamus O’Brien will give an online lecture on ‘The Moore’s of Glasnevin in collaboration with the RHS Rhododendron Camellia and Magnolia Group. This is a free event.

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Friday 12^th April 2024 at 2:00pm

A walking tour will take place with Seamus O’Brien, Head Gardener at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Kilmacurragh. This walk is entitled, ‘The rejuvenation of the historic rhododendron collection at Kilmacurragh’. Bookings for this event will be on Eventbrite only and places will be limited. Link for bookings will be available shortly.

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For more information on Rhododendron Week in Kilmacurragh, visit their website or follow on Facebook and Instagram. Alternatively, all other enquiries can be supplied by email at kilmacurraghgardens@opw.ie or by phone on (0404) 48844.