{"id":410,"date":"2011-08-06T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsu.eventmedialabs.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2016-10-31T15:35:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T15:35:06","slug":"herbs-can-be-beautiful-and-healing-in-many-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/herbs-can-be-beautiful-and-healing-in-many-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilgraney Herb Gardens – Beautiful and healing in many ways…"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Unusually I’m feeling like quite the social butterfly meeting up with social media friends this month at various summer festivals and events. From wildflower walks in Tipperary to classical guitar concerts as part of the Abhainn Ri week in Callan, it’s been a busy month. Last week was no exception when on Wednesday I was lucky enough to be able to juggle childcare (a rare thing during the summer holidays) and spend three peaceful hours at Kilgraney House and Herb Gardens <\/a>in County Carlow.<\/p>\n Carlow Garden Festival <\/a>is celebrating it’s tenth anniversary this year and is an ideal opportunity to visit several gardens around the county, with guest speakers on-hand to offer their expert advice and provide demonstrations.<\/p>\n Dermot O’Neill <\/a>was this year’s guest at Kilgraney and it was to everyone’s delight that we heard he’s now in remission from his recent encounter with cancer. As Dermot lead us around the Medicinal Herb Gardens, and in particular the new Oncology bed, he told us about his shock discovery on developing this (frightening for most of us) disease and gave us an insight into his treatment. He really is looking much better than he did in his TV series Secret Garden <\/a>last year and judging by his mostly female audience on Wednesday, has not lost any of his appeal!<\/p>\n