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. 

Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on March 11 in the Temperance Hall Kanturk at 8.00pm. 

The Irish Garden Plant Society Munster Branch will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, February 3 at the SMA Hall Wilton, starting at 8pm. 

Cork Garden Club presents Michael Clancy to talk on ‘Roses and other Plants’ on June 12, at Ashton School, at 8 pm.

* Conna & District Flower & Gardening Club will present “Welcome to Spring” By Betty Holden, AOIFA in Conna Hall on Wednesday next at 8pm. www.connaflowerandgardenclub.org

* 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.

¦ Coachford flower and garden club are hosting a Christmas demonstration: ‘Have yourself a very Merry Christmas’, with Margaret Ahern, in the Village Inn Coachford, on Dec 4, at 8pm.

ON Tuesday, November 1, I needed to travel from Kanturk to Tralee and back.