Hosfords Geranium and Garden Centre was established in 1980 and is located within 30 minutes of Cork City on the main Bandon to Clonakilty road. Hosfords offers a wide variety of quality plants, compost and seeds together with garden furniture, tools and accessories. Hosfords has many speciality ranges, which include geraniums, pelargoniums, roses, seed potatoes, cacti and perennials. There is a spacious garden shop where customers can purchase garden products. Hosfords also stocks a range of books on gardening, cookery, food, local interest, architecture, natural history and hen keeping. Additionally, Hosfords is home to the slow food inspired café, the Blue Geranium. It serves up sumptuous seasonal fare, prepared fresh on the premises daily using the very best of local Irish artisan and organic ingredients from slow food and fuschia producers. Parking is available for cars and coaches.