Garden Digest: Summer events for your diary

Exhibitions, shows and demonstrations

Fota House and Gardens has completed a €2.2m renovation.  Picture: Colin Shanahan

Following the recent completion of an extensive phase of conservation works, Fota House & Gardens now offers an even more memorable visitor experience for the summer and autumn seasons. A major programme of conservation and restoration has just been completed, to the value of €2.2m over four years, including structural roof repairs, revitalisation of the house’s Regency interiors, and the conservation of the McCarthy 19th-century landscape art collection. The property's extensive gardens are now also in bloom, and they have a newly enhanced historic house tour, so it’s the perfect time to rediscover this East Cork gem which offers a unique snapshot of Irish social history.  Fota House & Gardens also has a busy programme of events planned for the months ahead which include art exhibitions, courses, and outdoor movie screenings. Victorian Garden tours take place Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:30pm and are priced at €10 for Adults, €8 for Seniors and Students and €5 for children.