Anna Campbell is an award winning Irish sculptor, born in Newry, County Down in the North of Ireland. Her most impressive piece to date is her large scale ‘Goshawk’ sculpture unveiled in 2023. Made from 100% hot cast bronze, its scale is impressive measuring 2.4...

Topics covered: the composting process; soil science; storm water drainage system engineered soil; manufactured soils to aid drainage for green roofs; rain gardens; bioretention gardens, and tree soils (to include case studies); plus Q&A When: 17th April...

To enter simply answer the following question: In Compass #81, who is quoted as saying on Knepp Walled Garden’s new planting:‘Native species will be allowed to co-exist with the introduced plants, so it will become a pan-global knees-up, not a horticultural exclusion...

Visit the stunning Patthana Garden on a guided tour with owner TJ Maher — an artist who paints with flowers in vibrant and beautifully composed planting combinations. His infectious passion, creativity, and warmth bring the garden to life in a way that’s both...

Learn to capture landscapes and garden designs like a pro using just your smartphone. Vincent will guide the group through the gardens, sharing expert tips on lighting, composition, and simple editing tricks to make your project photos stand out on social media....

“Every year Jimi Blake of Hunting Brook Gardens leads a few garden tours overseas. They’re fun, sociable and thought-provoking. In September 2024, Jimi took us to see the walled garden at Knepp Castle in Surrey. Designed by Tom Stuart-Smith for out-on-the-edge...

“The GLDA Seminar 2025 in Dublin was a masterclass in design with depth. Centred on the theme of resilience, it brought together a dynamic cast of speakers who inspired, challenged, and charmed the packed hall. From Charlotte Hitchmough’s sobering insights on river...

The GLDA would like to congratulate the winners of this years GLDA Student Award Competition: Overall Winner: Clementine De Cherisey. Prize: iPad, a Trophy, entry to the 2024 Seminar for free and one year free GLDA Student membership to the GLDA Second Prize: Conni...

Purchase a ticket to attend the GLDA Seminar 2023 here.

A new one-hectare park in Dublin's city centre, is a unique spatial composition, which uses construction and demolition waste to create Ireland's first such permanent public space. in Compass magazine, issue '76 (Summer 2022).

This is an ideas competition to explore how landscape architecture and garden designcan provide community space for growing, learning, and socialising. The site for thiscompetition is located within the walled garden in Cabinteely Park, Co. Dublin. The competition is...

UPDATE Our new Instagram Page is at @GLDA_Ireland Please visit us there and follow us. ------ Unfortunately we have to inform you that today the GLDA Instagram account was hacked. At first the hackers made an attempt to de-face the profile, but in the end our profile...

Get your garden design queries answered by the GLDA at Bloom, 2nd-6th June 2022.

Purchase a ticket to watch back all of the GLDA Seminar 2022 here.

If you missed this year’s GLDA seminar, “Designing in Challenging Times, A Shift in Perspective” which took place online on 27 February 2021, it's not too late. All the presentations and Q&A sessions are available to watch (or watch again!) for the next year....

It is with great sadness that the GLDA announces the death of Colm Doyle, MGLDA. Colm first joined the GLDA in 2007, and was accepted as a Full member in 2009.  He was an active member of the GLDA Council from 2010-2012, assisting with the promotion of the design...

Calling all garden and landscape designer students and recent graduates. The Garden & Landscape Designers Association (GLDA) Student & Graduate Design Competition 2022 is now open for entries. Sponsored by The Kildare Gallery and Millbrook Paving, with support...

It is with great sadness that the GLDA learnt of the sudden death of Angela Jupe, FFGLDA.  Angela was the instigator of the Association over twenty five years ago and our first Chairperson when launching the GLDA in 1997.  Without her vision and drive we would not be...