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A Summer Visit to the Deserts of Ladakh

A Summer Visit to the Deserts of Ladakh, by Seamus O'Brien

Hardymount Gardens, Tuesday August 1st 2023, 3 p.m. 

Tullow, Co. Carlow R93 XN24

Seamus O'Brien, Head Gardener of the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh, recounts the adventures of a trip he led in July 2022 to the mountains of Ladakh, where he and his group studied a high altitude desert flora. Ladakh has some of the greatest glaciers in all Asia and these glaciers water the deserts on the mountain slopes and valleys below, giving rise to a rich flora. Hear how climate change is threatening this rare ecosystem.

Admission includes entrance to Hardymount Gardens and a delicious afternoon tea served on the lawns of Hardymount after the talk. 

Hardymount Gardens, a superb walled garden of 2.5 acres featuring many unusual plants and flowers in the herbaceous border.

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A Summer Visit to the Deserts of Ladakh

A Summer Visit to the Deserts of Ladakh, by Seamus O'Brien

Hardymount Gardens, Tuesday August 1st 2023, 3 p.m. 

Tullow, Co. Carlow R93 XN24

Seamus O'Brien, Head Gardener of the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh, recounts the adventures of a trip he led in July 2022 to the mountains of Ladakh, where he and his group studied a high altitude desert flora. Ladakh has some of the greatest glaciers in all Asia and these glaciers water the deserts on the mountain slopes and valleys below, giving rise to a rich flora. Hear how climate change is threatening this rare ecosystem.

Admission includes entrance to Hardymount Gardens and a delicious afternoon tea served on the lawns of Hardymount after the talk. 

Hardymount Gardens, a superb walled garden of 2.5 acres featuring many unusual plants and flowers in the herbaceous border.

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