Bud burst at Cobh fest

Peter Dowdall says climate is key to the splendour of this weekend’s Festival of Flowers in Cork Harbour.

I absolutely adore being outside in our beautiful countryside and there has been no better summer than the one just passed — and where nicer to have enjoyed it than Cork and in particular its harbour.

Cork harbour is a scenically spectacular river estuary and the second largest natural harbour in the world after Sydney and because of its location and the warming influence of the Gulf Stream, we are lucky in this part of the world in what we can grow.