Our gardening noticeboard

¦ Blarney & District Garden & Flower Club presents a spring gardening night with DJ Murphy on Thursday, February 27, in Whitechurch Hall at 8pm. Everyone welcome.

¦ Glenville Flower and Garden Club will kick off the spring season on Tuesday, February 25, in Kades’ Kounty at 8.30pm with a talk by Catherine Kenneally, nutritionist. All welcome.

¦ Cork Alpine Hardy Plant society presents Oliver Schurman, of Mount Venus nursery Walled Garden, Rathfarnham, Dublin, to talk on Designing with Diversity on Thursday, February 27, at 7.45pm at Lavanagh House, Ballintemple, Cork. Plants for sale — please pre-order plants from the website on www.mountvenusnursery.com.

¦ Mitchelstown Flower & Garden Club is hosting a floral demo with Sandra Jackson in the Town Hall on Thursday, February 27, at 8pm. Everyone welcome.

¦ The next meeting of the Owenabue Garden and Flower, Carrigaline, will take place in St Mary’s Church of Ireland School Hall on Monday, February 24, at 8pm. Jean Perry will give a talk on Gardening at the Glebe Garden, Baltimore. Visitors welcome. Enquiries to 086-3222615.

¦ The Lough Flower and Garden Club will host a flower arranging demonstration by Margaret Ahern AOIFA entitled Delights of the Season on Tuesday next, February 25, in the SMA Centre Wilton, at 8pm. New members may join on the night, €30 for the year, and visitors are very welcome at €5 per person.

¦ Free vegetable gardening workshop at the Secret Garden, Newmarket, Sunday, February 23, from 3-4pm. The topic is preparing the vegetable garden for the year ahead’. This is vital for a successful growing season. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as seasoned gardeners looking for tips and ideas and takes place outside in the veg garden so please wear outdoor clothes and footwear. www.thesecretgardener.com 029-60084

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