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Peter Donegan, the renowned landscape designer and series designer for DIY SOS Ireland: The Big Build, is set to captivate garden enthusiasts in Galway with his upcoming Garden Design Day.

When it comes to design, a garden is similar to an open-plan room: it is one space in which you will relax, entertain, eat and even cook.

As we roll into the June Bank Holiday Weekend, we can almost taste the summer, those long bright evenings spent with friends and family, the hustle and bustle of Galway city streets, a drink sitting outside Taaffes as we watch the world go by or the luxury of a 99 from the Bon Bon while sitting on the Prom in Salthill.

Bord Bia is encouraging people to embrace their gardens and outdoor spaces this summer. For the second year in a row, the public can take part in #BloomAtHome this weekend via a series of virtual initiatives and events providing gardening advice and inspiration.

Last week we looked at some of the garden design issues facing those lucky enough to have a garden close to the coast. This week I’d like to share with you some of my favourite plants for growing in these challenging locations. The great benefit to living and gardening close to the sea is that frost is very rare, so you will get away with a wider variety of tender plants without winter protection than you would further inland. The downside, of course, is that strong, salty winds will be almost constant unless your garden is very sheltered, so plants need to be chosen with this in mind.

Not all of us are blessed with large, spacious gardens to cultivate but with a touch of creativity and a lot of improvisation, any garden space can become a sanctuary.

The Irish Red Cross is appealing to Galway gardening enthusiasts to take part in Open Gardens 2014.

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.

If you have decided to invest in transforming the outside of your home, now is the best time of the year to get started.

If you have decided to invest in transforming the outside of your home, then now is the best time of the year to get started.