Grounded in the Garden

TJ Maher was born in Tipperary. He is an artist who lives in County Wicklow. His garden, Patthana, which is open to the public, is a unique creation combining horticultural and artistic disciplines. He runs a garden course in his garden and delivers presentations and lectures to garden societies and clubs. TJ and his garden have featured on BBC Television's 'Gardeners' World' and on RTE One's Nationwide. Patthana has also featured in The English Garden, Gardens Illustrated and House & Garden in the UK and all major magazines and newspapers in Ireland. TJ is interested in Buddhist principles. Through his garden he finds connection with himself and with nature, which has been his love since childhood. Jane Powers is the author of The Irish Garden and former gardening correspondent for The Irish Times and The Sunday Times Ireland. Clive Nichols has been photographing gardens and flowers for more than thirty years. He has photographed many of the world's most interesting gardens, including HM The King's private garden in Scotland and Lord Rothschild's private garden in Corfu. His work has appeared in hundreds of books as well as in countless magazines, calendars and brochures. Jason Ingram is an award-winning photographer, famed for his images of gardens, plants and people. He has provided photographs for numerous best-selling gardening books including Lucy Bellamy's Brilliant & Wild: a Garden from Scratch in a Year (Pimpernel Press). Jason has won the Garden Media Guild Photographer of the Year Award four times, in 2013, 2014, 2019 and 2022.