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...

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. The...

Friend of the GLDA, Agata Byrne, has shared an initiative the Gerard Byrne Studio is involved in with Crann,Trees for Ireland. Their latest project, Easy Treesie, aims to plant one million trees with Ireland’s one million children by 2023.   To help them...

The GLDA is delighted to showcase it’s totally revamped and updated website to the world! It’s been over a year in the planning, designing and building and at last we’ve been able to unveil it to coincide with St Patrick’s Day 2021 - traditionally the day when the...

The last year has certainly been a time for challenges and that prompted the theme for this year’s GLDA seminar, “Designing in Challenging Times, A Shift in Perspective”. The event took place online (for the first time) on 27 February and also marked the launch of a...

Bord Bia has announced that Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening and lifestyle festival, will not take place in the Phoenix Park from June 3rd to June 7th this year. Due to the ongoing threat to public safety from Covid-19 the festival will take place virtually...