It’s summer — it’s the Mallow Home and Garden Show

There is something grounding about the garden; there’s a certain comfort and solace in seeing the seasons come and go each year.

We reawaken when spring sends growth bursting out of dormant growing shoots. So too in the autumn we are inclined to head indoors as the trees shed their leaves and nature prepares for hibernation.

The seasons act like a giant clock to all of us and not just gardeners — when it’s late October we all know it must be time to go inside. For me I know its summer as soon as the roses start blooming; when I have enjoyed my first bowl of locally grown fresh strawberries and the hanging baskets are up.