National Botanic Gardens of Ireland

National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Welcome to the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Glasnevin It is just under 50 acres in size and home to over 17,000 different plant species.

Ireland's premier garden is a green oasis situated in the leafy suburb of Glasnevin, not far from Dublin city centre. Famous for its Victorian glasshouses: the Curvilinear Range, designed by Richard Turner, and the Great Palm House, Ireland's only tropical rainforest. Outdoor features include the rose and rock gardens, double herbaceous borders, the pond and river walks, the organic fruit and vegetable garden and wild Ireland, the native conservation area.

Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower ...
11/06/2026

Each week we will have a different activity to help you to become an expert gardener. Sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, play some nature games or re-use everyday things to create your own piece of eco-art.
Check out our social media to find out the week’s activity in advance!
Suitable from ages 4 and up. All children must bring their own grown-up! If you wish to bring a group, please contact us and we can arrange a time for you.
Sundays to the end of September. 20 minute sessions start at 11.00am,11.30am, 3.30pm & 4.00pm.
Tuesday afternoons at 3.30pm & 4.00pm.
No need to book, first come first served.

There are only a few spots left on our special Bloomsday tour, 'The Language of Flowers' at 10am on June 16!Join us on a...
04/06/2026

There are only a few spots left on our special Bloomsday tour, 'The Language of Flowers' at 10am on June 16!

Join us on an odyssey through the flowers, plants, and blooms which inspired James Joyce’s work ranging over the entirety of his oeuvre and illuminating a little-explored avenue of its verbal play and symbolic detail. From the ancient elms of Finnegans Wake to the floral dictionaries of Ulysses this tour will illuminate a fascination with plants that accompanied Joyce throughout his life and which has received little critical comment. This tour will also delve into how Joyce appropriates and interprets some of the literary history of Glasnevin, examining its associations with figures like Jonathan Swift and Thomas Tickell.

Tickets are €5 and can be purchased on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/bloomsday-tour-the-language-of-flowers-morning-tour-tickets-1989991326627

Join the Alpine Garden Society this Saturday May 16th at 11.30am in the Visitor Centre Auditorium for the lecture Romani...
12/05/2026

Join the Alpine Garden Society this Saturday May 16th at 11.30am in the Visitor Centre Auditorium for the lecture Romanian Alpine Plants by Razvan Chisu.

Razvan runs his own gardening and horticultural consultancy business. He writes for various gardening magazines and gives lectures on botanical and gardening topics to groups in the UK and abroad. He also volunteers for the Royal Horticultural Society as a core member of the Alpine and Rock Garden Expert Group.

From 2021 to 2025 he worked as the Social Media Manager for the Alpine Garden Society, and was responsible for organising all the Society’s Zoom lectures, Young Person’s Weekend, and managing the Society’s website, newsletter and social media profiles. Between 2014 and 2020 he was the editor of the Saxifrage Magazine for the Saxifrage Society. He has also designed and coordinated many displays at RHS Flower Shows for the Alpine Garden Society, Hardy Plant Society and Plant Heritage.

He was fortunate to grow up in Transylvania in a town surrounded by vast woodlands and species-rich wildlife meadows, a fact that has influenced the way he designs and maintain gardens. He has organised and led tours to Transylvania, Greece, Sweden and Spain, giving him the opportunity to share his love of plants and botanical knowledge.

Join us during Biodiversity Week for one of our many tours, talks or workshops.Library Tours May 15th, 19th, 21st and 22...
12/05/2026

Join us during Biodiversity Week for one of our many tours, talks or workshops.

Library Tours May 15th, 19th, 21st and 22nd.

Themed Tour Pollinators Paradise daily at 3pm

Kids drop by workshops: May 17th, 19th and 26th

Bird Safari on MAY 17th.

Twilight Nature Ramble May 22nd (Booked Out)

Biophilia Tour Saturday 23rd at 11.00am

All events can be booked on Eventbrite by scanning the QR code on the poster.

Step into summer at the National Botanic Gardens! 🌺🌻🌼You can now book a place on our summer guided tours. Join us to lea...
02/05/2026

Step into summer at the National Botanic Gardens! 🌺🌻🌼

You can now book a place on our summer guided tours. Join us to learn more about the Gardens' 231-year history and discover the seasonal highlights of our collections along the way.

Tours take place daily at 11.30am and 3pm. Tickets are €5 each and can be bought at the Visitor Centre desk or online at the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/summer-daily-guided-tours-tickets-1988560089759

Address

Botanic Road
Dublin
D09VY63

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when National Botanic Gardens of Ireland posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organisation

Send a message to National Botanic Gardens of Ireland:

Shortcuts

Share