CONTENTS
NEWS
03 Horticulture News
BORD BIA
06 All the latest news from Bord Bia
EVENTS
08 Horticulture trade events
TEAGASC
10 All the latest news from Teagasc
RETAIL
13 BLACK DOGS ON THE SHOP FLOOR
Liam Kelly shares his thoughts and experiences of mental health issues in Irish garden retailing
NURSERY
15 BOX MOTH THREAT
Dónall Flanagan urges vigilance and caution as the first incidence of box moth is identified in Ireland
17 TIME FOR CHANGE
Neville Stein explains why companies of the future are going to need to be agile to stay in business
JOBS
21 Latest horticulture jobs from Horticulture.jobs
DESIGN
23 THE ROAD TO PERONNE
Barry Lupton catches up with Peter Donegan as he puts the final touches to his centenary garden in France
26 SHOW GARDEN SECRETS
Kerrie Gardener details what it takes to win gold at Bloom
INTERVIEW
28 A LOVE TO GROW
Barry Lupton speak to Caroline Keeling about her career and plans for Keelings
TREES
31 A TREE WITHOUT FLIES?
Terry O’Regan continues his feature series on issues relating to landscape design with trees
34 TREE NURSERIES & CHANGING CLIMATE: THE IMPACTS
Keith Sacre shares his research on tree specification in the face of a changing climate
RESEARCH
36 FULL COLOUR
Andy Whelton shares positive research findings into Autumn foliage and berry production for the floral market
EDIBLES
39 MORE THAN A BIT ON THE SIDE
Lorcan Bourke shares the results from a recent marketing campaign on potatoes for modern consumers
41 THE ROBOTS ARE COMING
Dr. Eamonn Kehoe explores how labour shortages are driving a rise in automation
EDUCATION
43 ASHTOWN INVESTMENT PUT TO THE TEST
John Mulhern explains how students and staff had to take extreme action to save the significant landscape investment made at Ashtown
