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Joy Larkcoms "Just Vegetating" Worldwide Launch held at Hosfords Blue Geranium Cafe

Just Vegetating by Joy Larkcom launched to great Acclaim at Hosfords. Joy Larkcoms new book “Just Vegetating” had its worldwide launch at the Blue Geranium Café at Hosfords Garden Centre.

A capacity crowd turned out to give Joy a resounding and tumultuous welcome for her very latest book. The book is eagerly awaited!

People from all over Ireland and the UK turned out in less than pleasant weather conditions to launch the new book. Gardening ,publishing and a wide strand of Irish life was represented at the event which was held in the Bridgestone Award winning Blue Geranium Café. We are very grateful to all who attended with such great enthusiasm.

Helen Rock writing in the RHSI Journal says of the book-:

“if you buy just one book on gardening this year, let it be the lyrically named” Just Vegetating-A Memoir!”

Its terrific, a book on vegetable growing in England, Ireland, much of Europe, China, Japan and the USA that is gripping, funny ,fascinating, mouthwatering, adventurous, serious and an important record for future generations. I couldn’t leave it down”, Just Vegetating is published by Frances Lincoln.

It is now on sale at the Book section of Hosfords Garden Centre €21.99 each.

Other books by Joy Larkcom include-

  • Creative Vegetable Gardening.
  • The Organic Salad Garden.
  • Grow your own Vegetables.
  • Oriental Vegetables.

Noted guests at the launch included John Fitzpatrick(Dublin)&Emma O’Brien(London) representing the publishers Frances Lincoln.

Malcolm&Phemie Rose-West Cork Garden Trail, Peter&Jean Perry, members of the team at the Organic Centre, Rossinver, Co.Leitrim., Madeline McKeever ,Brown Envelope Seeds., Damien Enright-author, Alannah Hopkin-author, Leo McMahon, Senior Reporter, Southern Star, Bernie Connolly, Cork Environmental Forum.

Art in situ!

Deirdre Keohanes Exhibition currently running at the Blue Geranium Café attracted many admiring glances of the launch guests.

Hosfords are open all year round.

They stock a comprehensive, inspiring, classic, innovative and thought provoking range of books especially gardening, cookery, local history and contemporary issues.

Source: Hortitrends News Desk

Just Vegetating by Joy Larkcom launched to great Acclaim at Hosfords.
Joy Larkcoms new book “Just Vegetating” had its worldwide launch at the Blue
Geranium Café at Hosfords Garden Centre at 6.30pm on to-day Thursday June 7th 2012.
A capacity crowd turned out to give Joy a resounding and tumultuous welcome for her
very latest book.
The book is eagerly awaited!
People from all over Ireland and the UK turned out in less than pleasant weather
conditions to launch the new book.
Gardening ,publishing and a wide strand of Irish life was represented at the event which
was held in the Bridgestone Award winning Blue Geranium Café.
We are very grateful to all who attended with such great enthusiasm.
Helen Rock writing in the RHSI Journal says of the book-:
“if you buy just one book on gardening this year, let it be the lyrically named” Just
Vegetating-A Memoir!”
Its terrific, a book on vegetable growing in England,Ireland,much of Europe,China,Japan
and the USA that is gripping, funny ,fascinating, mouthwatering, adventurous, serious
and an important record for future generations. I couldn’t leave it down”,

Just Vegetating is published by Frances Lincoln.
It is now on sale at the Book section of Hosfords Garden Centre €21.99 each.
Other books by Joy Larkcom include-
Creative Vegetable Gardening.
The Organic Salad Garden.
Grow your own Vegetables.
Oriental Vegetables.
Noted guests at the launch included John Fitzpatrick(Dublin)&Emma O’Brien(London)
representing the publishers Frances Lincoln.
Malcolm&Phemie Rose-West Cork Garden Trail, Peter&Jean Perry, members of the
team at the Organic Centre,Rossinver,Co.Leitrim.,Madeline McKeever ,Brown Envelope
Seeds.,Damien Enright-author,Alannah Hopkin-author,Leo McMahon, Senior Reporter,
Southern Star, Bernie Connolly, Cork Environmental Forum
We thank all who attended.
Art in situ!
Deirdre Keohanes Exhibition currently running at the Blue Geranium Café attracted
many admiring glances of the launch guests.

Hosfords are open all year round.
They stock a comprehensive, inspiring, classic, innovative and thought provoking range
of books especially gardening, cookery, local history and contemporary issues.
The Irish Examiner together with the Southern Star is sold here at Hosfords.

Further information-:
John Hosford,
Hosfords Geranium&Garden Centre Ltd,
Main Bandon-Clonakilty-N71 Road, West Cork, Ireland.
Tel.023-8839159

Fax 023-8839300
john@hosfordsgardencentre.ie
www.hosfordsgardencentre.ie
www.hosfordsgardencentre.blogspot.com