Garden Notes: Bloom 2024 seeks community gardeners

Events for your calendar

Tirlan announcement of Post Card Garden Sponsorship at Bord Bia's Bloom 2024 Fennell Photography 2024 Rob O’Keeffe, Head of Marketing, Tirlán CountryLife; Kerrie Gardiner, Show Gardens and Horticulture Content Manager, Bord Bia Bloom; Laura Douglas, Head of Bloom and Brand Partnerships, Bord Bia; Senan Foley, Head of Retail, Tirlán CountryLife announced the call for amateur gardening groups to apply to design and deliver a postcard garden at Bord Bia Bloom 2024.

Bord Bia is calling out for local gardening groups and enthusiasts to design and deliver postcard gardens at Bloom 2024. The petite garden spaces provide community groups, schools, charitable organisations and garden clubs the chance to tell their stories and showcase creative talents through innovative and vibrant garden design. The 3m x 2m plots capture a rich tapestry of local storytelling that is brought to life through the use of plants and creative garden designs. For more information on the Postcard Gardens and to download an application form, visit BordBiaBloom.com. The closing date for applications is March 11.

• The Owenabue Garden and Flower Club will host a horticulture talk by Tanguy de Toulgoët, Dunmore Country School, Durrow, titled “Sustainable Gardening for all”. The event includes horticulture and decorative competitions plus a sales table. It takes place on Monday, February 26, at 8pm in St Mary’s NS, Waterpark, Carrigaline. All are welcome. Visitors €7.
• The Carrigtwohill Flower & Garden Club will host the Cork Roof Top Garden event together with Chef Brian Murray of the Glasscurtin Restaurant on Monday, February 26 at 8.30pm in Carrigtwohill Community Hall. The topic is Growing Food for Taste.

Mallow Flower & Garden Club is hosting a floral demonstration titled “Naturalistic Spring” by Nora Gallagher at Mallow College of Further Education on Tuesday, February 27. at 7.30 pm. All Welcome. Non-members €8.

The Lough Flower and Garden Club will host Sandra Jackson AOIFA who will give a teaching demonstration on Tuesday, February 27 at 7.30pm in the SMA Parish Centre, Wilton. An ideal opportunity to find some new ideas for Spring. Admission is €10.

The Glenville Flower & Garden Club will host their first meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, February 27 in the Holy Family Centre at 8 pm, with a talk by local gentleman Dr Seamus O’Mahony, Professor in Nutrition & Dairy Science in UCC.

The Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club will hold their next meeting in Cobh Community Centre on Monday, March 4 at 7pm. It will be a Floral Art Teaching Night. Demonstrator/Teacher for the evening will be Ann Cooney. Admission €5.

The East Cork Flower Club will meet on Monday, March 4 at 7.30pm in St John The Baptist NS, Dungourney Road Midleton P25PO28 for its Annual Daffodil Show featuring various classes. Staging takes place from 7pm with judging at 8pm. All Flowers must be grown by the exhibitors. There is also a Decorative Section. Visitors welcome. Entry €7.

• The Cork Alpine Hardy Plant Society will host a lecture on Thursday, March 28, at 8pm by Jenny Wainwright-Klein, head gardener at The Schachen Garden in Germany. The talk is titled: “Growing Alpines in the Schachen Alpine Garden: A Satellite Garden of the Munich Botanic Garden in the Bavarian Alps”. The talk takes place at Northridge House, St Luke’s Castle Road, Mahon, Cork, T12H9070. Visitors €10.
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