May picnic opening planned for Library Garden
A family picnic afternoon is being planned for an official opening of the Kilcullen Library Garden project, writes Brian Byrne.
The event will be on Saturday 20 May, and all interested are invited to bring their own picnic and enjoy the environment of the project developed by Kilcullen Community Action in association with the Kildare Library Service.
The afternoon picnic was decided on at the recent March meeting of KCA, to be part of Kilcullen's participation in National Biodiversity Week which runs from 19-28 May.
Derek Hoey, co-leader of the Library Garden project with Martin Sheridan, noted the large amount of work which had been carried out since KCA moved in to the former Boys School play field. He suggested that a photographic timeline of the progress of the garden could be displayed on easels during the afternoon. Other possible events for the afternoon were discussed, including a suggestion that picnic-goers could help build a bug hotel on the day.
First mooted in 2018, work began in February 2020 on the project. The garden now features a wildflower meadow, trees and raised vegetable planters, and a walkway and reflection area, with benches beside plantings of lavender, ferns, and roses as well as a picnic bench.
Our video above shows the garden as a work-in-progress in 2021, and pictures below show the site at the beginning of the project.
.JPG)
