Garden notes

The winter garden of Hester Forde, Coosheen in Glounthaune, Co Cork, will open for the viewing of snowdrops and early spring bulbs on Saturday, January 28, and Saturday, February 11, from 11am. Snowdrops and spring bulbs for sale. Park on main road. Entry fee will aid Marymount Hospice.

* Sunday’s Well Flower and Garden Club will hold their Annual Dinner on Wednesday at 7.15pm, in Greene’s Restaurant, MacCurtain St, Cork. Members only.

* Ardfield/Rathbarry Gardening Club in Co Cork will host Sarah Leather who will speak on wellbeing for 2012 at their meeting on Thursday in the Parish Hall at 8pm. All welcome.

* Bandon Flower Club, Co Cork, will hold their AGM on Monday at 8pm in the Munster Arms Hotel. This will be followed by a mini demonstration by Elizabeth O’Brien.

* Blackrock Flower and Garden Club, Cork, will meet for their AGM in the Ursuline Secondary School on Tuesday at 7.30pm. This will be followed by guest speaker Cllr Kieran McCarthy.

* Cork Flower Club will hold their AGM on Tuesday in the Canon Packham Hall Douglas at 8pm. This will be followed by a slide presentation entitled Memories of Rockrohan by Richard Wood.

* Mallow Flower and Garden Club in Co Cork will hold their 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in Springfort Hall on Friday next at 8pm.

* Ballincollig Flower and Garden Club, Co Cork, will hold their AGM followed by a table quiz on Monday next at 8pm in the Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig. Please note change of date. All members welcome.

* The horticultural experts at Griffins Garden Centre, Dripsey, Co Cork, will be giving talks on garden needs for spring followed by a gourmet lunch on Monday, Wednesday and Friday next for €10. For more information, call 021-7334286. Also at Griffins, a new trailing variety, and a first for the pansy family, could transform baskets, tubs and containers over the coming months. They will soon be available in a range of colours.

* New Season Seeds have arrived at Hosfords in Enniskeane, Co Cork. The range of flower, herbs and vegetable seeds are from the Suttons and Mr Fothergill range. When you purchase seeds or any gardening products at Hosfords, advice is available from the staff.

* Ladysbridge and District Flower and Garden Club will hold their AGM on Monday next at 8pm in Garryvoe Hotel, Co Cork. Following this, guest speaker Natasha Harty will talk about environmental issues and EM liquid fertiliser. New members welcome.