12.05.2015
Christ Church Cathedral Launches Dublin Garden Festival 2015
Christ Church Cathedral is preparing to host the second annual Dublin Garden Festival. This year’s festival will take place from Friday June 19 to Sunday June 21 in the cathedral.
The theme of this year’s festival is fairy tales and the cathedral will be adorned with floral installations and props transforming it into an enchanting magical wonderland. Hundreds of flowers will be used to create a stunning display of contemporary and traditional floral designs under the lead of artistic director and award winning floral artist, Christopher White.
To complement the event, a summer market with food, craft and garden stalls will be held within the cathedral’s historic grounds. There will be horticultural displays, Irish food produce, urban garden displays, birds of prey, a petting zoo, craft demonstrations, live entertainment and an artisan food tent.
The Dean of Christ Church, the Very Revd Dermot Dunne, said he was delighted that the cathedral was launching a second garden festival following the tremendous success of last year’s inaugural event. “This year the cathedral will truly be transformed into a floral wonderland full of imagination and creativity. We are looking forward to welcoming many visitors through the doors of Dublin’s oldest cathedral to witness a unique event in the heart of the city centre,” he stated.
Visitors to Dublin Garden Festival 2015 will receive gardening advice from renowned and much loved personalities from the world of gardening and horticulture. The ‘Gardening with the Experts’ series will take place in the Music Room and will feature a host of prolific expert gardeners discussing everything from money saving composting to creating your very own urban garden.
Among this year’s guest speakers will be Irish media personality and broadcaster, Eamon Dunphy; former Green Party politician and author of ‘Trevor’s Kitchen Garden’, Trevor Sargent; gardening expert, Helen Dillon; landscaping architect and five time gold medal winner at Bloom, Jane McCorkell; and Chelsea Flower Show medallist, Christopher White. More expert gardeners will be announced over the coming weeks.
A special Evensong will be held on Sunday June 21 at 5.00 pm as part of the Garden Festival. The cathedral will invite visitors to explore the cathedral in all its floral splendour whilst listening to beautiful choral music performed by the cathedral choir.
See Facebook.com/DublinGardenFestival for updates and details of how to book.