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...
Don’t guess it, soil test it…
Colman Warde, Everris Country Manager Ireland, details how effective soil sampling and testing can be utilised to underpin an efficient turfgrass fertilising programme.
Euro for euro,...
Sales made easy
Leading retail consultant Liam Kelly details how you can increase sales by incorporating seasonality into your plant merchandising with the help of the 5...
February 2014 – Horticulture News
INTERNATIONAL ROSE BREEDING AWARD FOR IRELAND
AN IRISHMAN has carried off the most coveted prize awarded by New Zealand rose society for a new rose...
Design legacy
Gary Foran, Chairman of the Garden & Landscape Designers Association, records the historical evolution of Irish design and the pivotal role played by the association in...
HC Print February 2014
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...
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...
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...
Exportential
Neville Stein summarises an extensive research report produced in 2013 to identify opportunities for Irish plant producers in the UK.
THE UK GARDEN MARKET
Garden plants are...