.... under construction more pictures to come

Pictures from Christmas Demonstration by Brid Coonan at Council Meeting

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Crib in Basket and selection including boots Santas's boots and three basket arrangements and arrangement with driftwood

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Arrangement for Mantlepiece and green and white arrangement with picture of Madonna and Child

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Wreath with green sisal, plum pudding made with cloves on sphere and white felt, and table centre or welcoming exhibit

and cake with cinnamon sticks and roses and glass container with snow scene

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Annmarie O'Gara during her Dem. at Doddervale shows off the boots .............................Annmarie shows another exhibit during her Christmas Dem.

which her sister Roisin won at the Council Meeting in Carlow see picutre

above, Brid Coonan made the boots for Carlow they ended up in Dublin

as our Chairman, Emily said "Those boots were made for walking"

Emily Whitford McDonald Chairman of AOIFA and Kathleen Sheedy cutting the cake at Thurles Flower Club's 30th Anniversary

Bellefield Plant Fair

to be opened by gardening expert Dermot O'Neill

A celebration of spring and woodland plants on Saturday 28th February 2009 11 am to 4.30 pm

A treasure trove of unusual spring and woodland trees, shrubs, perennial plants and bulbs
With talks by Chelsea Gold Medal winning nurseries
Clematis with Ruth and Jonathan Gooch of Thorncroft Nurseries, Norfolk ….what to grow, how to grow and how to prune!
Hellebores with Richard Bramley of Farmyard Nurseries, Wales ….colours, doubles, specials and good companions
Daffodils with Nial Watson, Ringhaddy Daffodils, Co. Down ….new and old varieties and complimentary planting

Exhibitors with plants and goods for sale
Farmyard Nurseries Nightpark Nurseries
Thorncroft Clematis Mount Venus Nurseries
Field of Blooms The Potting Shed
O'Driscoll Garden Centre Rare Plants-Ireland
Shady Plants Bellefield Plants
Peninsula Primulas
Rathgar Garden Books
Bellefield Botanical Art
Michael Gannon Plant Photography
Coffee shop with home cooked food

Venue
Bellefield House
Birr Road
Shinrone
Co. Offaly
Admission €5 per person
Contact details: www.angelajupe.ie