In flower now int he garden at St Patricks Primary in Derry is Viburnum dawn, this cracking winter flowering shrub flowers from mid September right through the winter in the sheltered school garden
The flowers of Viburnum dawn are small and bright on the bare-stems of the shrub, Indeed the foliage itself has a striking smell when crushed. We’ve chatted about Viburnum tinus before, this is another winter flowering Viburnum (evergreen too), and the Spring flowering Viburnum shasta.
Gareth Austin is a Community focused Horticulturist based in Derry-Londonderry and voice of Gardening on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Gareth specialises in Community horticulture, offering a wide range of events, programmes and acitivity on engaging people in the exciting world of Horticulture. Gareth lectures in Horticulture in the North West Regional College and offers school horticulture programs through the Western Education + Library Board. Gareth is passionate about changing land-use to a more positive use, urban food production and showcasing the flora of county Derry through the City of Horti-Culture programme of events.
