Saturday Timetable

We have a range of exciting events lined up over the weekend. For a full list of events for each day please click on the link below.

The Garden Stage
Sponsored by Colemans Garden Centre and New Leaf Compost

The stage is set at this year’s Garden Show Ireland for an exciting mix of interactive talks and discussions with our well known garden experts. The Garden Stage will present 3 garden ideas:

  • a contemporary patio garden and a traditional cottage garden both sponsored by Colemans Garden Centre
  • a vegetable garden sponsored by New Leaf Compost.

Plantsman Paul Smyth and horticulturist Marie Staunton along with organic vegetable growers, Klaus Laitenberger and Biruk Sahle will host demos with advice and ‘how to’ discussions and they’ll be up for answering all your queries.

Diarmuid Gavin will be interviewed by well-known presenter Pamela Ballantine MBE on The Garden Stage and will be giving his own take on designing and creating gardens

Time Topic Panels Compere
11:00 – 11:30 12 Plants of the Moment Marie Staunton Pamela Ballantine MBE
11:45 – 12:15 No Dig Gardening!

Klaus Laitenberger

Biruk Sahle

Pamela Ballantine MBE
12:30 – 13:00 Diarmuid Gavin in Conversation with Pamela Ballantine

Diarmuid Gavin

Pamela Ballantine MBE

13:15 – 13:45 Plants Even You Can’t Kill!

Marie Staunton

Pamela Ballantine MBE
14:00 – 14:30 Organic Veg for your Table

Klaus Laitenberger

Biruk Sahle

Pamela Ballantine MBE
14:45 – 15:15 Designing a Small Garden

Diarmuid Gavin
Discussion and Q&A

Pamela Ballantine MBE
Diarmuid Gavin in the Platinum Jubilee Garden!

Diarmuid Gavin welcomes visitors to his special garden created for the Platinum Jubilee at Antrim Castle Gardens as a permanent garden – a garden that dances to music and is alive with colour!

Each day at the Show he will chat about the inspiration behind the garden and about the magnificent planting – an opportunity to learn about the plants and planting in your own garden, and be inspired by the design & fun behind Diarmuid’s ideas.

Limited numbers due to space 

Time What’s On?
11:00 – 11:30 Planting the Clockwork Garden
13:15- 13:45 The inspiration behind the Clockwork Garden