Garden Digest: Events to help you to enjoy your green spaces

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

An open garden in aid of Marymount Hospice takes place at the garden of Margaret Naughton  in  Donoughmore, Co Cork  on August 23.

• Churchfield Allotments will hold an open day today, August 15, from 1pm-4pm as part of Cork Heritage Week. Entry is free, and all are welcome.
• As part of events and displays taking place in Christ Church, Fermoy, P61Y072, for Heritage Week, Fermoy, Conna and Castlelyons flower and garden clubs are hosting a permanent display in the church from today, August 15, to August 23. Entry is free, and all are welcome. Viewing is from 11.30am to 7.30pm daily; further information on Facebook.
• To celebrate National Heritage Week 2026, Head Gardener’s House at Fota will be open tomorrow, August 16, from 10am-4pm. This is a free event offering a self-guided tour of this house, now restored as self-catering accommodation. For further details, email [e-mail].
• Visit Bantry House gardens and grounds for free on August 19, as part of Heritage Week, from 10am-5pm at Bantry House Gardens, Seafield, Bantry, P75T293. See Heritageweek.ie.
• Eileen O’Brien, Aoifa and Kinsale Garden & Flower Club, will host a demonstration on August 20 at 8pm at The Friary Centre, P17 WR88, in aid of the Kinsale Lourdes Youth Group. Entry €10 (cash only). Everyone welcome.
• An open garden in aid of Marymount Hospice takes place at the garden of Margaret Naughton at Tara Garden, Fornaught, Donoughmore, Co Cork, P32 A308, on August 23, 11am-5pm.
• Couch to Five Grasses: Learn how to identify five common grasses found in Ireland in a mini-workshop with ecologist Clare Heardman as part of the Ellen Hutchins Festival which runs in the Bantry Bay area from August 15-23. This free event takes place on August 23 at 2.30pm at Future Forests, Kealkil, Co Cork. Details at Eventbrite.ie and Ellenhutchins.com.
• Youghal Flower & Garden Club will host a floral demonstration with Tricia Murphy on September 9 at 7.30pm at the Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal. Visitors welcome, €10.
• Macroom Flower & Garden Club will host ‘Welcome Autumn’, a demonstration by Paula McAuliffe and Eilish Fitzgerald, on September 10 at 7.30pm at Coolcower House, Macroom, Co Cork, P12E135. There will be a sales table and a raffle of floral exhibits on the night. Visitors welcome, €10
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