Garden Notes: Spring events for your calender

Easter gardening events

The Festival of Gardens and Nature is a new gardening event founded by Catherine FitzGerald and Minnie Preston which takes place in Ballintubbert Gardens and House in Stradbally, Co Laois, on the weekend of April 20 and 21. It is being described as Electric Picnic meets Gardeners’ World! The festival brings together a hugely diverse group of speakers from the worlds of contemporary garden design, horticulture, historic gardens and nature conservation. “We aim to look closely at our relationship with gardens and nature, explore changing perspectives and to share knowledge and expertise. In a time when our gardens and landscapes are more precious than ever before, join us for a fruitful weekend of exchanging ideas,” Catherine FitzGerald, co-founder, says.