IRISH horticulture is in rude health at the moment. We are still coming down from the excitement and buzz of Bloom and Mallow shows and there are more to come.

A DESIGN showing how gardening helps people with disabilities and another linking music and the countryside were among the winners of top awards at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show in London.

A TOPLESS model poses in the foliage, environmentalists plead for the water vole, yoga enthusiasts balance on tip-toe amid the plants.