Garden club

Thurles Flower and Garden Club: Christmas Gala Flower Demonstration by Helen Lucas AOIFA Demonstrator supporting The Irish Association for Cancer Research 8pm is on 30 November. Admission 15 includes refreshments Raffle and Sale. The CBS Primary School, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Foxrock and District Garden Club: on 22 November in Foxrock Church Pastoral Centre, It’s all about the Plants by Hester Forde, Coosheen Garden, Cork, and on 6 December, same time and venue, Christmas Unfolding, a demonstration by Roisin Graham, followed by Christmas Party. Admission 7 for non-members. www.foxrockgardenclub.com

Dublin Five Horticultural Society: on 1 December at 8pm in The Artane Beaumont Centre, Kilmore Road, Artane, Dublin 5, Festive Floral Art by Bernadette Palminteri. All creations to be in the free raffle. Admission 10. Call 087-2423020 for further details.

Connemara Garden Club: Christmas flower arrangement demonstration will take place on 19 December in the Station House Theatre in Clifden, Co. Galway with Richard Haslam, at 8pm. Further details: breandanoscanaill@eircom.net and 095-21699.

Waterford Regional Gardening Club: on 9 December, at 6.30pm, Club Christmas Dinner at the Granville Hotel, The Quay, Waterford. Friends and Non-members especially welcome. Cost 35. Booking by 17 November. Call 086-4083419.