June Bank Holiday Office Hours

Woohoo!! Another Bank Holiday!! And, this time, rumour has it that we may have a sunny, warm and dry one... I won't tempt fate, but I have a good feeling about this one :-)

In case you are looking for us, we will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday - that's the 1st of June.

I hope you all have a great weekend and that you get to make it to Bloom - it really is good fun and no, I don't have shares in it!

Best wishes,

Fred and the Pressieport Team

Summer is on the way!

One of the things I love the most about the arrival of the summer, apart from the weather and the long evenings, is the start of the gardening season. I'm no expert gardener by any stretch of the imagination and I actually only tend to do gardening on a 'need to' basis, but every time I do finally tackle it, I always feel chilled and relaxed afterwards.

To get into the mood for gardening and to limit the potential damage I might unleash on the garden, I love to watch the highlights of the Chelsea Garden Show. This year it's on from the 19th to the 23rd of May and hosted as always by super-gardener, Alan Titchmarsh.

I was delighted to see that Dublin followed the example a few years back and decided to arrange and host the Bloom in the Park show. This year it will be taking place over the June Bank Holiday weekend and if the weather holds up, the place will be swamped with visitors. If you haven't been to this show before, then go to it. It gets better every year and even if you are not a keen gardener, you'll love the event.

If you decide to get started in the garden for a bit of practice then don't forget to check out our range of gardening gifts here.