What do plants sound like? A florist in Clonakilty is hosting a green-fingered music session this weekend to find out.

From 3pm this Saturday (January 17^th) you can discover the hidden harmonies of nature at The Flower Basket on Western Road.

Shop owner and florist Edit Kakuk said she was excited about the event, which will be guided by musician Sophie Kinston, the creative force behind music project Tailor Birds.

The Australian-born musician will demonstrate the PlantWave device, which transforms the natural electrical currents of plants into melody.

‘I came across the device on the internet and I was thinking of buying one. Last year Sophie walked into the shop, told me that she had this device and was doing an event with it in Bantry. Sophie also sent me videos of how she used it to make music with trees and mushrooms in the forest in Tasmania,’ Edit said.

‘I like music but I’m not musical. I find it really fascinating how plants and the energy in them creates music,’ Edit added.

PlantWave is a biofeedback device that brings plant music to life by capturing the faint electrical signals plants produce naturally, turning them into soothing sounds.

The music gadget tracks tiny biological changes inside the plant, displays them as a wavy line on a graph and converts that wave into musical notes.

The plant music session at The Flower Basket starts at 3pm and finishes at 6pm.

Entry is free.