Matthew Jebb of the National Botanic Gardens will come to Salterbridge House, Cappoquin, Co Waterford on August 20, to give a talk as part of National Heritage Week and the Waterford Garden Trail.

MY COLUMN of February 16 discussed the mysterious moss balls photographed on a west Cork strand by M Didier Le Goff, a Breton visitor. 

COWSLIPs and violets are having a bumper year.