Flower Power: Noreen Talbot

The beautiful Noreen 27JULY16

n our daily walks around Greystones, the one thing that has always strikes myself and Max every summer is the bloomin’ beauty all over this town of ours.

Whether it’s taking a shortcut through Castle Villas or shuffling through Pig’s Hollow, or whether it’s taking the long road home through Redford Park , where’er you go, there’s always at least one garden that just leaps out from all the others.

The fact that, like style, class and real beauty, a stunning garden is really something money just can’t buy – it takes time, effort, and green-tinted vision – makes these wonderful creations all the more impressive.

One garden that always makes me turn GG’s head – and Max cock his leg – is right at the entrance to Bellevue Park, and today, seeing the happy-go-mucky lady behind this little strip of paradise hard at work tidying up the edges of the footpath outside, we decided to stop by for a chat.

As is so very often the case in Greystones, a simple conversation soon took on layers of family, funny moments, friends, fond memories and farewells.

The more we talked with the amazing Noreen Talbot – who, incredibly, is a sprightly 86 – the more we realised that to truly blossom, first and foremost, you need deep roots…

Now, go grab some more Flower Power right here. This article first appeared on July 27th 2016.