Rachel's Journal

No Rachel, staying away for the safety of my wallet, will be there soon enough as I want to get a few special grasses. Enjoy if you do go.

As Fran says enjoy if you go,  am having a lazy weekend.

Rachel,

We visited last weekend and didn't see the hellebores!

I exaggerate, there was about ten plants there, mostly what appeared to be seedling H. x hybridus and one nice one. I didn't note the prices and I wasn't tempted to buy any.

Mary says they were around €20 each. 

Paddy 

I won't be going. Can't ask Steve to drive me somewhere on Saturday and Sunday. Will have to give it a miss.

And if they're priced at €20, way too dear. :(

I'm sure you won't be on your own, Rachel. Enjoy it.

Rachel if I lived in Ireland I would come with you enjoy yourself I have paid between £14.99 to £20 for hellebores this year decent sized plants and they are lovely.

Hellebores listed on Mount Venus catalogue about €8.50 for most varieties. I'm planning to go there on Sunday afternoon with my sister if you want to meet up?

Thanks, folks.

It's a shame your not in Ireland, Yorkshirelass :(

Hazel, I may have to go up to Dublin anyway on Sunday. Can I let you know later?

Yes Rachel, no problem.

I am not going either.  I have never been there and wouldn't know that side of the city well enough to just head off.  I could end up anywhere like at the flats in Dolphin's Barn.   So no to me too. 

I saw some Helleborus on Monday when Myrtle and I were there, and thought the prices were about normal. But I was really self-controlled and didnt buy!! (confession:did spend quite a bit on other things:( )

According to their catalogue the hellebores are about €8.50 at Mount Venus.

Liam is away,so no harm to my purse...:(

Thinking of going up Sunday afternoon. Presumably a lot of other stuff besides Hellibore.

The weather is too lousy. I don't think I'll go after all, Hazel and Peter. Have fun.

Margaret has just told me that Niall Williams in Midleton, is having a garden opening  next Sat/Sun and he has many hellebores growing in his garden and his daughter, Sandy will be selling hellebores, snowdrops and other spring bulbs.This has become an annual event and has been held for at least the last six/seven years. Mary

Is that in Cork, Mary?

That's the one, Rachel, Midleton, Co. Cork, home of the whiskey. 

Paddy