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Tens of thousands of garden enthusiasts will be heading to the Mallow Home and Garden Show next weekend, from June 5 to 7, at Cork Racecourse, Mallow. 

Now in its 18th year the show has taken on a new lease of life over recent years; the focus is now very much on the inside and outside of a home. The three-day event will feature 25 stunning landscaped gardens, expert demonstrations, five million plants and great family activities — www.exhibitionsireland.ie

Jane McCorkell, Kilsallaghan, Co Meath, received the highest accolade, overall large garden winner, at Bloom today for her ‘Our Origin is Green’ garden. The gold medal garden, which represents a trip through Irish mythology, showcases Celtic design through the use of modern Irish material. The design is inspired by a Celtic knot of two dogs found in the Book of Durrow.