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Thursday 11am - 5pm Friday 11am - 5pm Saturday 11am - 5pm

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Gash Gardens is a creative and inspiring garden near Castletown in Co. Laois packed with interesting

28/07/2026

Looking forward to leading this 'Walk and Talk' event on next Sunday, 2 August as part of Carlow Garden Festival 2026.
As we explore these themed gardens, I will be sharing very practical tips on how to choose and combine trees, shrubs and perennials to create gardens that are beautiful, resilient, easy maintenance and full of interest throughout the seasons. We will discuss design principles of these inspiring gardens that you can use in your own garden and also talk about everyday gardening such as pruning, propagation and upkeep of plants we encounter along the way.
This is a very relaxed event aimed at all levels of gardening experience and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask your own gardening questions.

For more information and to book a place visit: https://carlowgardentrail.com

11/07/2026

We've got lots of lovely and unusual plants, like Anisodontea 'El Rayo', Solanum laciniatum, Hosta 'Praying Hands' and different hydrangeas, all packed up and ready to go for our nursery stall at the garden fair at Johnstown Castle in Co. Wexford on this Sunday, 12 July. A great day out is promised and we look forward to seeing you there. 😎🌼🌺

18/06/2026

Don't miss our tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, in flower just now. Our garden is open today and every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through summer from 11am to 5pm. Did you know that it can take a tulip tree 20-25 years before it produces its first flowers? Well worth the wait...

16/06/2026

MEET MY THERAPIST! Today was an ideal day for trimming our spiral box - dry, overcast and with a bit of a breeze. It's a job I love to do as I find it just so relaxing. My friend here had put on a lot of new growth and was looking a little rotund and shapeless so, out with my topiary shears and after a few hours of artful snipping, he's all handsome again and I'm all zen - the best therapy session after a busy few weeks and it cost nothing...☺

05/06/2026

HAVE YOU ANY PLANS FOR TOMORROW MORNING - still a few places remaining for our workshop on ‘BEES, BEEKEEPING AND BEE-FRIENDLY PLANTS’ tomorrow, 6 June, 10:30 am to 1:00pm.

Members of Dunamaise Beekeepers will give a talk on bees, the basics of beekeeping, and the vital role pollinators play in our environment. Afterwards, enjoy a guided walk with owner Mary Keenan through Gash Gardens to explore plants that provide food, shelter and habitat for bees and other native pollinators throughout the seasons. Perfect for aspiring beekeepers, keen gardeners and anyone interested in helping bees flourish in gardens.

Cost: €25.00 includes light refreshments and a bee-friendly plant. Payment on the day. Advance booking essential. For more information or to book your place please email: [email protected]

Gash Gardens is also open to visit during Laois Garden Festival on Thursday, June 4, Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 11am-5pm each day. General admission €7.00. No booking necessary.

To view the full listing and details of events for Laois Garden Festival 2026, please visit: laoisgardenfestival.com

02/06/2026

BEES, BEEKEEPING AND BEE FRIENDLY PLANTS
Saturday, 6 June, 2026, 10.30am - 1.00pm
Talk and guided garden walk in association with Dunamaise Beekeepers
at Gash Gardens & Nursery, Castletown, Portlaoise. Co. Laois R32 K068
Cost: €25.00 including light refreshments and a bee-friendly plant.
To book your place please email: [email protected].
Payment on the day.
To view the full listing and details of events for Laois Garden Festival, visit: laoisgardenfestival.com

30/05/2026

GET THE BUZZ - As part of Laois Garden Festival 2026 programme, Gash Gardens in association with Dunamaise Beekeepers Association invite you to join us on next Saturday , 6 June from 10:30 am to 1:00pm for an engaging workshop exploring the fascinating world of bees, beekeeping, and bee-friendly plants and gardening.

The event begins with an informative talk on bees, the basics of beekeeping, and the vital role pollinators play in our environment. Afterwards, enjoy a guided walk with owner Mary Keenan through Gash Gardens to explore plants that provide nectar, pollen, shelter and habitat for bees throughout the seasons. Learn practical ways to create a thriving, wildlife-friendly garden that supports both honeybees and native pollinators.

Perfect for aspiring beekeepers, keen gardeners and anyone interested in helping bees flourish in gardens.

Cost: €25.00 includes light refreshments and a bee-friendly plant. Payment on the day. Advance booking essential as places are limited. For more information or to book your place please email: [email protected]

Gash Gardens is also open to visit during Laois Garden Festival on Thursday, June 4, Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, 11am-5pm each day. General admission €7.00. No booking necessary.

To view the full listing and details of events for Laois Garden Festival 2026, please visit: laoisgardenfestival.com

27/05/2026

Hi all, I’m Mary Keenan and I am delighted to be speaking at Bord Bia Bloom this bank holiday weekend in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Come and join me for my talks:

• Saturday, 30 May, 10:30 - 11:00 on the Garden Stage: Twilight Retreat: Designing and Planting an Evening Garden 🌙
• Sunday, 31 May, 12:30 - 13:00 on the Garden Stage: Twilight Retreat: Designing and Planting an Evening Garden 🌙
• Sunday, 31 May, 13:15 - 13:45 at the Botanical Hub: Principles of Pruning ✂

I look forward to seeing you there. 🌼

23/05/2026

Our gardens and nursery are now back open for the summer season on Thursday, Friday and Saturday every week from 11am to 5pm. We look forward to welcoming you.

- Entrance garden
- Acer davidii 'Serpentine' flowering amazing this year
- Azara serrata
- Maianthemum racemosum, Rodgersia podophylla and Viburnum rhytidophyllum
- Crinodendron hookerianum - Chinese lantern
- Main garden view
- Davidia involucrata - pocket handkerchief tree
- Ribes speciosum

01/01/2026

As the new year begins, we wish all our customers, garden visitors, followers, family and friends peace, good health, hope, happiness and love. 'Thank You' for your greatly appreciated support of our business during the last year and we look forward to seeing you when we reopen again in late spring. Warmest Wishes to all. From Ross & Mary.

Address

Castletown
Port Laoise
R32K068

Opening Hours

Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+353872737883

Website

http://www.gashgardens.ie/

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