Garden Digest: Events to help you boost the room outside

Check out all the garden visits, tours, talks, events, campaigns and online resources for the room outside

Tramore Road Campus (CSN) will hold its annual plant sale on May 12 and 13. This plant sale showcases the work of the horticulture students. Plants available include annuals, perennials and herbs. Picture: iStock

Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club will hold its next meeting on May 11 at Cobh Community Centre. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm sharp start. A floral demonstration will be given by Eileen O’Brien, Aoifa, entitled “My Floral Highlights”. Visitors welcome. Admission €10.

East Cork Flower Club will meet on May 11 at 7.30pm at St John The Baptist NS, Dungourney Road, Midleton, P25 P028, with a club floral demonstration by Sandra Jackson, Aoifa. All welcome. Visitors €7.

The Cork Summer Show returns for its biggest show weekend to date on June 20 and 21, 2026, at the Cork Showgrounds in Curraheen. Visit Corksummershow.com, where early-bird tickets are on sale until May 11.

Tramore Road Campus (CSN) will hold its annual plant sale on May 12 and 13. This plant sale showcases the work of the horticulture students. Plants available include annuals, perennials and herbs. Opening times 9am to 4pm. All welcome.

Youghal Flower and Garden Club will host a garden talk by Patrick O'Meara of Midleton Co-Op Garden Centre at the Walter Raleigh Hotel on May 13 at 7:30pm. All welcome. Non-members €8.

DIY Wedding Flowers with Maree: DIY wedding flowers workshop (2 wks) at Carrigaline Community School, May 13 and 20, 2-6pm, €65 + materials. Book now www.carrigcs.ie/adult, Tel: [phone]; Facebook CorkDIYFlowers.

Glengarra Flower and Garden Club presents a floral demonstration with Betty Daunt and Paula McAuliffe on May 14 at 7.30pm at Burncourt Community Hall, E21 X674. Door prize and refreshments. Non-members €10. Text 087-274 2516 to book your place.

Ballincollig Flower & Garden Club will host a garden talk with Siobhan O’Mahony, of O’Mahony Gardens, Limerick, on May 21 at 8pm at Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáin, Ballincollig, Co Cork, P31 V242. Club competition. All welcome. Non-members €10.

Bord Bia Bloom’s landmark 20th year promises five unforgettable days at the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Bord Bia Bloom will take place from May 28 to June 1, from 9am-6pm each day. Visit Bordbiabloom.com.

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