In that context, this presidential race can be read as the first skirmish in the contest to shape Fianna Fáil after Martin.
Within a long border of shrubs, perennials and bulbs, tall ornamental grasses (Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster') mingle with yarrow (Achillea 'Terracotta') and Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia).