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Irish optimism knows no bounds with many living in hope of a repeat of summer 2013 (so far so good). As the evenings begin to stretch, DIY stores will see a flurry of activity with people buying furniture, plants, and accessories to create that extra room in their homes - “The Garden”.

Moycullen-based Radharc Landscaping Co won two awards at the Bord Bia Amenity Horticulture Awards at the weekend.

Tomorrow (Friday) marks the 25th birthday of the Bridge Mills complex. and the Heneghan family are kicking off their celebrations by inviting friends, customers and neighbours to their new venture, The Preloved Home and Garden Exchange and Juice Bar.

Grovelands Childcare has secured capital funding from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to develop a children’s garden and dedicated outdoor play area at each of its four centres in Athlone, Tullamore, and Mullingar.

The first hint of sunshine sees the Irish spirits lifted, and garden centres take on a new lease of life with people busying themselves buying plants and garden furniture in the hope of some outdoor living this summer.

At the newly established Clare Garden Festival, which will be held on the last Sunday in April, visitors can expect an impressive programme of expert talks, a great garden, an artisan food fair with stallholders from all over Ireland, music, children's gardening and entertainment, and a gardeners’ raffle in aid of Clare Crusaders.

A free hedging advice weekend will take place this Saturday and Sunday September 15 and 16 in all Horkan’s Garden Centre stores.

Ireland’s four main horticulture industry associations — the Association of Landscape Contractors of Ireland (ALCI), the Garden Centre Association of Ireland (GCAI), the Irish Hardy Nursery Stock Association (IHNSA), and the Garden and Landscape Designer Association of Ireland (GLDA), in conjunction with Bord Bia, are encouraging garden centres, and landscape and garden designers in Galway to take part in an autumn gardening campaign this September. The campaign aims to encourage and educate people on the advantages of gardening during the autumn. Planning is already under way for a number of exciting events and activities due to take place across the country.

Planting season is upon us. Garden centres and DIY stores will be buzzing with people popping in to buy seeds and plants to transform their gardens from dull, wintry, places to bright summery spaces. This summer those who consider themselves to be green fingered may just be turning their hand to more than planting in the garden — they may be planting their homes.

A child-centred garden in Moycullen will feature on RTE’s Supergarden on Tuesday next, May 1