Bough and scrape for Christmas gardens

Coachford Flower and Garden Club presents an evening of Christmas flower arranging with Denis O’Donovan in Breathnach’s Courtyard Café on Wednesday, December 10. Visitors are very welcome.

Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will host AOIFA demonstrator, Geraldine McCarthy to give a Christmas floral demonstration entitled: “At Home For Christmas” on Wednesday, December 10 at 8pm in The Temperance Hall (next to Alley Bar), Strand Street, Kanturk. Seasonal refreshments served including homemade mince pies, teas, coffees etc. Please support in aid of Mercy House Kanturk — everyone welcome — only €10.

East Cork Flower Club are holding a work night and charity donation on Monday, December 8 at 8.00 pm in St. John the Baptist National School, Midleton.

Innishannon Flower and Garden Club presents a special Christmas floral demonstration by Helen Crowley, AOIFA on Wednesday, December 10 at 8pm in Barrett’s lounge, Innishannon. Tea and mince pies will be served. All are very welcome.

Cork Flower Club will have Christmas demonstrations and a Christmas party at Canon Packham Hall Douglas at 8pm on Tuesday, December 9. Everyone welcome.

Cork Garden Club will host a talk by Charlie Wilkins on the topi: “More of the same......” on December 11 at Ashton School at 8 pm.

Celebrating Christmas at Glasnevin — if you’re tired of the shops and want something a bit special to do on Sunday Dec 14 — then go along to the ‘”Celebrating Christmas” event at the National Botanic Gardens — a treat in itself. Santa and his helpers will be there (emerging from a secret hideaway in the gardens) and there will fun things to do and giant Christmas wreaths on view. Also, for the grown-ups there’s a special Christmas market with music fun and seasonal goodies, treats, presents and more on offer. It’s a ticketed event for Santa as the lovely elves in Glasnevin want to be able to manage the queues so nobody is disappointed — but the event is completely free. The market is open from 10am and Santa comes at 1.30 and will be visiting until 4pm, so contact the Visitor’s Centre on the day. For more information, contact, [e-mail] , or phone [phone] and there will be fun and music for all.

The Irish Wildlife Trust presents a lecture on: “The impact of wolves in the American West”. The speakers are Carolyn Shores (The Washington Wolf Project), and Shane White (wildlife biologist, Canada) andboth will outline the work of the Washington Wolf Project. Carolyn Shores is undertaking a PhD on the impact that returning wolves are having on local coyote populations and knock-on effects on deer fawn survival, (coyotes being the number one cause of death for young fawns). Shane is a wildllife biologist working on a range of tracking projects including wolf tracking. The talk is on December 15 starting at 7.30 in the Cork County Cricket Club, Richard Beamish Grounds, Mardyke Walk, Cork City. There is no charge for the event but entry is by donation. Please contact [e-mail]  to reserve a place.