Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Plus a tropical garden in Ballinteer is a Garden Hero contender

— plus a look at a new synthetic drug, 100 times stronger than heroin, that is killing more than gun crime, homicide and car accidents combined

The shows are over for another year and hopefully, you took the opportunity to visit one of the showcase events over the last few weeks, be that Chelsea, Bloom or Mallow.