Plant hunting is something many of us consider a pursuit of the wealthy, and something which happened in centuries gone by, says Peter Dowdall.

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”.

Peter Dowdall is truly taken with a dynamic, exotic small garden that puts the lie to bland suburban plots.

The members of Shine’s Basement Resource Centre in cooperation with Cork City Council are to launch a new mental-health themed pop-up garden at a previously disused site on Cork’s Kyle Street. 

* Make and Take wedding flowers for DIY brides is a half-day workshop on April 2, 1.30-6.30pm.