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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...
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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,...
POTS - NEW, FASHIONABLE COLOURS CAN EXCITE THE CUSTOMER.

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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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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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...

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