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Contents NEWS 03 HORTICULTURE NEWS GENERAL 06 FOUNDATIONS TO BUILD ON Mike Neary, Manager of horticulture with Bord Bia, details the host of programmes, initiatives and activities you can...

Landscape notes from Tel Aviv – Scott Renwick

Scott Renwick, a Landscape Architect working in Tel Aviv, shares his thoughts on pursuing a profession in a very different landscape After originally training in...
PICTURED: GLDA CHAIRMAN, GARY FORAN WITH SEMINAR SPEAKERS, TIM RICHARDSON, JAKE HOBSON, OLIVER SCHURMANN AND FEARGUS MCGARVEY. PHOTO: VINCENT MCMONAGLE

Stripped back – Helen Rock

Renowned garden writer and plantswomen Helen Rock strips away the layers of the recent GLDA design seminar to reveal some inspiring insights For nearly 20...
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Back to the future

Barry Lupton revisits an interview with Philip Moreau carried out in 2007 to pin down how things have really changed. It was 2007 when I first...
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HC Print Autumn 2014

CONTENTS NEWS 04 HORTICULTURE NEWS RETAIL 09 ON THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT See beyond gardening retail to best practices in other sectors by Liam Kelly 12 CÉAD MÍLE FÁILTE Rachel...
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On the inside looking out – Liam Kelly

Garden retail expert, Liam Kelly explains how observing best practice from other retail sectors can be inspiring, motivating and ultimately profitable Perhaps more than any...
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HC Print Winter 2014

Contents NEWS 04 HORTICULTURE NEWS RETAIL 09 WHERE IS THE LOVE? REVITALISING THE CONSUMER’S PASSION FOR PLANTS Garden retail consultant, Liam Kelly articulates a problem undermining the future of...
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Gamble and grow – Barry Lupton

Barry Lupton interviews one of Ireland’s best known and respected nursery owners, John Murphy of Annaveigh Plants B. What motivated you to pursue a career...
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Singular vision

Respected Nursery-man and industry commentator, Pat FitzGerald, sets out a 10 point strategy for protecting the future of commercial horticulture in Ireland. When the Editor asked me...
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Making Mardyke… sometimes it all goes to plan – Peter O’Toole

Peter O'Toole throws a behind-the-scenes spotlight on the construction of one of Ireland’s most innovative new public spaces, Mardyke Gardens Wouldn’t it be great if...

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