Garden Notes: Events for Autumn

• Bantry Flower & Garden Club's next meeting takes place on Monday, September 2 at 8pm. Garden talk will be delivered by Colman Power, Waterford on Organic Growing & Benefits. Hort. "A" 1 Head of Hydrangea and Hort "B" Last Rose of Summer. All are welcome.
• Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, September 4 in the Temperance Hall Strand Street, Kanturk (next to Alley Bar) at 8pm. Guest Speaker is Garden Designer Shane Murphy from Lavender Landscapes, Ovens, Co. Cork who will talk on 'Designing Your Garden in Tune with Your Lifestyle Needs'. Everyone Welcome. Refreshments Served. Entry €5.
• The National Botanic Gardens hosts drop-by events (no booking required) every Tuesday and Sunday in the Erasmus Children’s Garden. The 20-minute sessions start at 11am,11.30am, 3.30pm and 4pm. The children’s activities include learning how to sow your own vegetable and flower seeds, playing nature-themed games, and learning how to reuse everyday items to create your own piece of eco-art. The activities are suitable for children aged four years and up.
• Bord Bia has announced details of the National Organic Awards, which will take place in Dublin on Thursday, October 17. The National Organic Awards, held in association with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, celebrate the achievements of the increasing number of organic growers, producers, and manufacturers in the country. 
• The Irish Georgian Society is partnering with Kerry County Council and Cairde Choláiste Íde Teo in Dingle to deliver a one-day seminar, which forms part of Kerry Architecture Festival 2024. The seminar takes place in Coláiste Íde and will explore the designed landscapes and gardens of Kerry, their history and conservation. Speakers include Des Byrne, Dr Vandra Costello, Tom Dillon, Victoria McCarthy, Professor Finola O’Kane, Dr David Fleming and Terence Reeves-Smyth. It takes place on Friday, September 27, from 10am to 5pm. The seminar is free; however a charge of €20 applies for lunch (soup and sandwiches with tea/coffee and cake). See eventbrite.ie.
  
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