Connemara Garden Trail, for information, contact Brendán Ó Scanáill; 095-21148; e-mail: thepapershop@anu.ie
Cork Open Gardens, brochure from Neil Williams, Cedar Lodge, Baneshane, Midleton, Co Cork; 021-4613379; e-mail: cedarlodgegarden@eircom.net
Donegal Garden Trail, brochure available in Donegal garden centres and gardens, and from Seán Ó Gaoithín: 074-9137391
Limerick Garden Trail, details from Deborah Begley: 063-90744, or Phyl Boyce: 069-65302; www.limerickgardentrail.com
South East Gardens Festival, 13 private gardens open from June 5th-17th, brochure from Margaret Power, Abbey Road Gardens, Ferrybank, Waterford (please send a stamped addressed envelope); 051-851111, e-mail: abbeyroadgardens@hotmail.com
South Tipperary Garden Trail: July 6th-8th, brochure from Mildred Stokes, Killurney Gardens, Clonmel, Co Tipperary; 052-33155. Weekend includes lectures and a guided tour of historic trees with Paddy O'Keeffe
West Cork Garden Trail in association with the Harold-Barry Trust: June 9th-24th. Brochure from Phemie Rose, Kilravock Garden, Durrus, Co Cork; 027-61111; www.westcorkgardentrail.com
Wicklow Gardens Festival: May 1st-August 14th. Brochure from Wicklow County Tourism: 0404-20070; www.visitwicklow.ie