Pat, When my husband and I were in Ireland May and June 2003, we were struck with all of the Rhododendrons that were in bloom for most of both months. Another shrub was called Gorse. It is a bold yellow bush that grew with abandon all over Ireland. Nora FitzGerald Pat Wood writes: > Hi > > Need your help. What plants / flowers ... beyond the Shamrock ... do you think > of when you think of Ireland? Would really appreciate your thoughts. > > We need to re-plant a good part of our backyard after a new sewer line had to be installed. Our climate around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest is similar to that of the Emerald Isle. It is a temperatie climate, and is very very green due to lots of rain. So, we thought that it would be kind of nice to look for plantings that we'd likely see in Ireland. > > This yard requires both shade-seeking and sun tolerant plants.... trees, bushes > and flowers. > > All ideas most welcome! Thanks. > Pat Wood > Fircrest, WA

While in Ireland in June & July 2003, I purchased a seed packet of Irish Wildflowers that included the following: poppy, sweetpea, wild viola, baby-blue eyes, calendula, maiden pinks, baby's breath, forget-me-not, snapdragon, birds eye, candyfloss, cornflower, clarkia, and nasturtiums -----Original Message----- From: Irishcolleen45@aol.com [mailto:Irishcolleen45@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:45 PM To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Irish-American] Re: Irish plants Pat, When my husband and I were in Ireland May and June 2003, we were struck with all of the Rhododendrons that were in bloom for most of both months. Another shrub was called Gorse. It is a bold yellow bush that grew with abandon all over Ireland. Nora FitzGerald Pat Wood writes: > Hi > > Need your help. What plants / flowers ... beyond the Shamrock ... do you think > of when you think of Ireland? Would really appreciate your thoughts. > > We need to re-plant a good part of our backyard after a new sewer line had to be installed. Our climate around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest is similar to that of the Emerald Isle. It is a temperatie climate, and is very very green due to lots of rain. So, we thought that it would be kind of nice to look for plantings that we'd likely see in Ireland. > > This yard requires both shade-seeking and sun tolerant plants.... trees, bushes > and flowers. > > All ideas most welcome! Thanks. > Pat Wood > Fircrest, WA ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc.