13.5 the lucky number for 2014
ALCI President Peter O’Toole outlines how work undertaken by the association to secure landscape work as part of the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme could...
Water wise – Paul Kunkels
Paul Kunkels, owner and operator of Irritec, traces the lines of irrigation history and provides some insightful guidance on how to make the right...
Right tree, right place
Ireland’s leading tree specialists share their thoughts on what trees we should be growing
It’s been said that the real meaning of life is to...
The right track – Barry Lupton
BARRY LUPTON INTERVIEWS TONY WILLIAMS
To gain a greater insight into the domain, I spoke with the current ILI President and Principal landscape Architect with...
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...
This counts – Liam Kelly
Leading retail consultant Liam Kelly explores positive and negative impacts on discount chains on the Irish gardening market and provides some tips on how...
Where floral art & horticulture meet – Kitty Gallagher
By Kitty Gallagher, President of the World Association of Flower Arrangers (WAFA) and organiser of the World Flower Show, Dublin, 2014.
Floral art is one...
Time to hand over the keys – Peter O’Toole
Peter O’Toole, President of the ALCI and Director of Peter O’Brien Landscaping, articulates some tough questions or Ireland’s aging landscape construction sector
The recent recession...
Foundations to build on
Mike Neary, Manager of horticulture with Bord Bia, details the host of programmes, initiatives, and activities you can use to build a stronger business...
Change underfoot
Dr. Christy Boylan examines how Ireland’s parks and green spaces are evolving to meet the new challenges
The original concept of public parks was influenced by the...