James Joyce in Bloom with help of Limerick National School!

James Joyce in bloom!

Next spring, when the bulbs bloom at the National Botanic 

Gardens, they will reveal a portrait of James Joyce six 

metres across made with 23,000 tulip and grape hyacinth bulbs.

Dutch experts worked alongside the staff of the Botanic 

Gardens to build the portrait over four days, jointly 

sponsored by the National Botanic Gardens, the Irish 

Museums Trust, James Joyce Centre in Dublin with the

 support of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the 

Gaeltacht, Beechill Bulbs from Co. Offaly, 

Jac. Uittenbogaard & Zonen from the

 Netherlands and the Embassy of the 

Kingdom of the Netherlands.

A planting ceremony of the first tulip bulbs took place

 with the Dutch Ambassador Paul Schellekens and

 local school children from Scoil Mobhi primary 

school in Glasnevin Dublin and also from 

Saint Michael's National School in Limerick.