A Celebration of Dahlias With Jimi Blake & Fionnuala Fallon
Date: 18th August 2025
Time: 10.30 – 4pm
This is a comprehensive course where Jimi and Fionnuala will take a deep dive into the world of Dahlias in Hunting Brook. Jimi will share with you clever and creative ways to use Dahlias in your home garden or in a garden you work in.
In the afternoon Fionnuala Fallon will demonstrate some beautiful arrangements made using Dahlias from the gardens in Hunting Brook. While creating the arrangements Fionnuala will share with you her extensive knowledge of growing Dahlias as cut flowers and which varieties are the best to use as cut flowers
The day will consist of :
An in-depth look the cultivation of Dahlia’s
Learn how to get Dahlia’s to flower from early summer to winter
Learn the best cultivation techniques including planting, growing, propagation and winter storage of Dahlia’s
The design process – Best varieties of Dahlias to grow and create planting combinations with them
The best Dahlias to use as cut flowers and how to arrange them in spectacular arrangements
Fionnuala is the Irish Times gardening columnist, flower farmer, wedding florist and lover of seasonality and sustainability.
Tea/coffee on arrival and mid-morning tea/coffee and cake.
Please bring some lunch with you.
€120 for the day
Date: 18th August 2025
Time: 10.30 – 4pm
This is a comprehensive course where Jimi and Fionnuala will take a deep dive into the world of Dahlias in Hunting Brook. Jimi will share with you clever and creative ways to use Dahlias in your home garden or in a garden you work in.
In the afternoon Fionnuala Fallon will demonstrate some beautiful arrangements made using Dahlias from the gardens in Hunting Brook. While creating the arrangements Fionnuala will share with you her extensive knowledge of growing Dahlias as cut flowers and which varieties are the best to use as cut flowers
The day will consist of :
An in-depth look the cultivation of Dahlia’s
Learn how to get Dahlia’s to flower from early summer to winter
Learn the best cultivation techniques including planting, growing, propagation and winter storage of Dahlia’s
The design process – Best varieties of Dahlias to grow and create planting combinations with them
The best Dahlias to use as cut flowers and how to arrange them in spectacular arrangements
Fionnuala is the Irish Times gardening columnist, flower farmer, wedding florist and lover of seasonality and sustainability.
Tea/coffee on arrival and mid-morning tea/coffee and cake.
Please bring some lunch with you.
€120 for the day
Date: 18th August 2025
Time: 10.30 – 4pm
This is a comprehensive course where Jimi and Fionnuala will take a deep dive into the world of Dahlias in Hunting Brook. Jimi will share with you clever and creative ways to use Dahlias in your home garden or in a garden you work in.
In the afternoon Fionnuala Fallon will demonstrate some beautiful arrangements made using Dahlias from the gardens in Hunting Brook. While creating the arrangements Fionnuala will share with you her extensive knowledge of growing Dahlias as cut flowers and which varieties are the best to use as cut flowers
The day will consist of :
An in-depth look the cultivation of Dahlia’s
Learn how to get Dahlia’s to flower from early summer to winter
Learn the best cultivation techniques including planting, growing, propagation and winter storage of Dahlia’s
The design process – Best varieties of Dahlias to grow and create planting combinations with them
The best Dahlias to use as cut flowers and how to arrange them in spectacular arrangements
Fionnuala is the Irish Times gardening columnist, flower farmer, wedding florist and lover of seasonality and sustainability.
Tea/coffee on arrival and mid-morning tea/coffee and cake.
Please bring some lunch with you.
€120 for the day