NAFAS National President Michael Bowyer MBE invites you to join him on a short break enjoying beautiful gardens in Ireland in conjunction with our NAFAS travel partners European Connoisseurs Travel.

Springtime in Ireland 19 – 24 May 2022

Join me on this wonderful trip to southern Ireland to see beautiful gardens in springtime and meet the designers behind some of the country’s best known gardens.

We will visit Helen Dillon’s Garden, Powerscourt Estate, Hunting Brook Gardens, June Blake’s Garden and Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens, and also be treated to a floral demonstration from NAFAS demonstrator Christine Hughes. Based for five nights at the 4* Ballsbridge Hotel in the centre of Dublin, you will also have plenty of time to explore the vibrant Irish capital.

Price: £950pp in a twin/double room / Single Room Supplement: £350

What is included:

• 5 nights bed & breakfast at 4* Ballsbridge Hotel
• Welcome drink I shall give a talk
• 2 nights group dinner at the hotel
• Private coach travel throughout
• Panoramic city tour of Dublin with a local guide
• Visit to Helen Dillon’s Garden with tea/coffee and biscuit
• Visit and entrance to Powerscourt
• Floral demonstration by Christine Hughes
• Visit to Hunting Brook Gardens with guided tour
• Visit to June Blake’s Garden with guided tour
• Visit to Kilmacurragh Gardens with guided tour
• One light lunch and one refreshments
• Services of an ECT Tour Manager

https://www.ecttravel.com/tours/president-invites-travels-michael-bowyer-mbe-floristry-tours-nafas/president-invites-travels

Flights to Dublin are booked separately and there are many regional departures now available ( Ryan Air flights have only just been released and are at great prices):

Ryan Air : https://www.ryanair.com/flights/gb/en/flights-to-dublin

Aer Lingus : https://www.aerlingus.com/plan-and-book/latest-offers/flights-from-britain/flights-from-britain-to-ireland/

British Airways : https://www.britishairways.com/

ECT Travel are happy to assist you with arranging extra nights at the hotel should you wish.

 

Mig Kimpton, RHS Co-Ordinator has asked that we circulate the following information to you:-

“Floral Gallery is a new name. It has evolved from ‘Floristry and Floral Design Competition’ which saw its debut at the Show this year. We chose the name in part because we wanted to drop the word ‘Competition’, because, essentially, we saw the space this year as a collection of judged exhibits – a bit like the florals in the Great Pavilion, or the Gardens – rather than a competition in the traditional sense of the term.

The staging however will be the same, and the themes for next year continue to follow sustainable approaches to floral design / floristry.

We may tweak the judging criteria, and the staging regulations slightly, and if so I will send over updated, and we will update the forms contained in the link (below):

https://exhibitorservices.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/d/CB27135DDB4431132540EF23F30FEDED”

Congratulations to Madeleine Havell of Gillingham flower club whose design went forward to represent the Area in the National Challenge. Madeleine was awarded joint second place in the National Challenge.