Northwest Garden Show 2011
Key Attractions
The Show will be action-packed, full of fun and entertaining attractions and give visitors access to everything they need to create their own magical outdoor space.
This year the 10,000 sq. ft. Indoor Exhibition Arena will house our traditional farmers market and craft fayre. The 8-acre Outdoor Exhibition Arena will cater for up to 100 unique exhibitors spread right around the grounds showcasing a myriad of products and services with something to interest everyone;
Garden care books, gardening tools and everything to do with garden care
Heavy and light machinery, lawn mowers, ride-on mowers and tool hire
Nursery stock, bedding, young plants, house plant, flowers, fruit trees, herbs and sundries
Garden furniture, ornaments, barbeques, play equipment, timber & stone suppliers and other outdoor living essentials
Garden Challenges and competitions such as the elite Landscape Garden Challenge, an invitation-only competition open to the region’s best landscape designers – plus a variety of other competitions, from novice to professional, guaranteed to impress everyone.
Ask the Expert
Centrally located in the outdoor exhibition arena the Ask The Expert marquee is the perfect place to get your gardening questions answered. There will be a plethora of top gardeners available including our celebrity guests Diarmuid Gavin and Tim Austen as well as others providing practical hints, tips and expert advice on planting and general gardening queries.
Family Fun Zone
Featuring a cast of walk-about characters, clowns, magicians, balloon artists, dancing troupes and face painters. The Family Fun Zone includes bouncy castles, fun obstacle course, small animals, birds of prey and other furry friends, guaranteed to provide hours of fun and entertainment and hands-on activities for the whole family.
Farmers Market & Craft Fayre
The traditional farmers market and craft fayre will be located in the 10,000 sq. ft. indoor exhibition arena and will showcase the best local and organic produce presented by local growers, artisans and crafts people for visitors to sample and purchase.
Backyard Cooking
Ireland’s first community chef Brian McDermott will once again be cooking live at the event. Following on from his tremendously popular appearance at last year’s show, Brian will be cooking up more mouth watering dishes and encouraging all of us to grow our own food.
He will be demonstrating recipes using fresh local produce and dishing our delicious samples.
“Cooking from your own garden is and should be simple, it’s great when we harvest our own vegetables and herbs from our own gardens – what a rewarding feeling together with a distinctive flavour and improved nutrition. It is what good cooking an eating and gardening is all about!”
- Brian McDermott, Community Chef
Reasons to Visit
Meet sellers face-to-face (up to 100 exhibitors)
Make advantage of show specials (exhibitors are here to sell!)
Meet with experienced personnel not always accessible
Compare suppliers
Discuss your needs with technical personnel
Make purchases & feel free to haggle!
