Ladysbridge and District Flower and Garden Club will welcome Christine Hughes from Co Wicklow, to do a floral demonstration on the subject, ‘Autumn Glory’ at Garryvoe Hotel on Monday, September 19, at 8pm. All welcome.

There will be an Open Garden and a garden Party at John and Helen Fox’s house at Underwood, Rochestown, on Saturday May 28 to raise funds for Douglas Community Association.

An Open Day at Cuskinny Gardens will be held tomorrow Sunday April 24 in aid of Cobh Community Hospital at Cuskinny House, Cobh. Admission is €5 and there will be plants for sale on the day along with homem

Kinsale Garden & Flower Club presents Jean Perry, Glebe Garden on Thursday March 10 at 8pm St Multose Hall,  Visitors welcome.

Ballincollig Flower & Garden Club hosts AOIFA Vice Chairman, Orla McGrane, to demonstrate “Styles for Autumn”, on Monday, October 12, at 8pm in Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig. Visitors and new members welcome, entry €5.00.

The Irish Garden Plant Society (Munster) will hold its next meeting on October 6 at the SMA Hall Wilton, starting at 8pm. 

Cork Alpine Hardy Plant Society will host Alan Street of Avon Bulbs to talk on “The Magical Mystery Tour: Why bulbs are so special; Which to choose and how to get the wow”.

Macroom Flower & Garden Club will host a Floral Art Demonstration by Orla McGrane (AOIFA Vice-Chairperson), on Thursday September 10 at 8.00pm, at Coolcower House. 

Terra Nova Gardens, Dromin, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, are having their last open day of 2015 on Sunday, August 30, from 2pm to 6pm.

Tens of thousands of garden enthusiasts will be heading to the Mallow Home and Garden Show next weekend, from June 5 to 7, at Cork Racecourse, Mallow. 

Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa (CSN) will hold it’s Annual Plant Sale on Tuesday and Wednesday May 12,13. 

CORK GIY will have its first first outdoor visit of the year, and seedling swap at Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill Community Gardens. 

A talk by Mary Angela Keane, historical geographer, on ‘Springtime in the Burren’ takes place on April 9 at Ashton School at 8pm.

This year the Lough Flower and Garden Club celebrates its 40th anniversary and next Tuesday at 8pm in the SMA Centre, Wilton, the founding and current members will demonstrate exhibits from today and from 40 years ago. 

Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club holds its next meeting in Cobh Community Centre on Monday 2nd March at 8pm. 

Coachford Flower and Garden Club presents an evening of Christmas flower arranging with Denis O’Donovan in Breathnach’s Courtyard Café on Wednesday, December 10. Visitors are very welcome.

A Christmas floral demonstration by Eileen O’Brien will take place on Thursday December 4 at 8pm in Belgooly Community Centre. Entry €10 (including refreshments) and details from Nicola Desmond 086 8515371.

The Glucksman Craft and Design Fair is on today and tomorrow and is well work a visit as it will showcase high quality, Irish craft and design in the award-winning building at UCC, Cork. 

Kinsale Garden & Flower Club will present a Christmas demonstration by Sandra Jackson, AOIFA, on November 13 in St Multose Hall at 8pm. Visitors welcome.

Mitchelstown Flower and Garden Club are hosting a teaching and work night demonstration with Bernadette Scanlon at the Town Hall on Thursday, October 30 at 8pm. 

Peter Dowdall says climate is key to the splendour of this weekend’s Festival of Flowers in Cork Harbour.

Dungarvan Flower and Garden Club presents an autumn floral demonstration by AOIFA demonstrator, Margaret Collins at the Park Hotel, Dungarvan on Wednesday, October 1 at 8pm. Admission: non-members €10, members: €5. All welcome.

* Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on Wednesday May 14 at 8.00pm with guest speaker Rachel Budd, Organic Horticulturalist. Everyone welcome, €5 with refreshments served.

Flower clubs across the country should be very proud of the achievement of hosting the prestigious world event.

* East Cork Flower Club are holding a demonstration with Angela Heffron, AOIFA on Monday, April 7, at 8pm in St. John the Baptist National School, Midleton.

¦ Cork Alpine Hardy Plants Society present Sue Ward and Jennifer Harmer, both of Hampshire, England, and noted plants people, historians and designers to talk on: ”A Rainbow of people and plants”.

¦ Blarney & District Garden & Flower Club presents a spring gardening night with DJ Murphy on Thursday, February 27, in Whitechurch Hall at 8pm. Everyone welcome.

¦ Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, Nov 13, with guest speaker Madeline McKeever, of Brown Envelope Seeds. All welcome, €5.00.

* Bandon Flower Club is holding its annual dinner and a flower arranging demonstration by Beverley Buttimer, in The Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon, on Monday Nov 18 at 7.30pm.

¦ Castlelyons Home and Garden Club are hosting ’Flowers and Food for Christmas Entertaining’ at 8pm, on Friday, Nov 8, in Castlelyons community centre.

PLANTS have always lent themselves to interpretation and never more so than at Christmas.