Gardening Notes: Your guide to what's on

The Irish National Stud and Gardens, Kildare, in association with ISNA, holds its first plant fair on Saturday, August 10, from 11am to 4pm. Admission €5, which will allow reduced entry into the Japanese Gardens.

Carlow Garden Festival is continuing with a mix of workshops, garden tours, specialist talks, Q&A sessions, films and long-table lunches in gardens, garden centres and forests located on Carlow’s Garden Trail.