HC Print Spring 2014
CONTENTS
NEWS
03 HORTICULTURE NEWS
GENERAL
06 BORD BIA AWARDS
Ireland’s top horticulture businesses
RETAIL
10 THIS COUNTS
Leading retail consultant Liam Kelly explores positive and negative impacts on discount...
Winter 2014 – Horticulture News
HORTICULTURE MEETS TECHNOLOGY AT WEB SUMMIT 2014
We recently had the pleasure of covering this event at the RDS in Dublin, and were delighted to...
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...
Trends in the landscape of man
Tony Williams, President of the Irish Landscape Institute, outlines how challenges and opportunities facing his profession may impact upon the horticulture sector and our nation as...
Digital growth… How Irish growers and retailers are responding to new technology
Horticulture Connected is delighted to feature perspectives on technology use in the Irish sector by two of our most highly regarded early adaptors, Roy...
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...
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...
Landscape contracts: the small prints – Colm Kenny
Landscape estimating specialist Colm Kenny explains the important role landscape contracts play in underpinning quality, equity and profits and why their use and misuse...
Spring 2014 – Horticulture News
NATURAL CAPITAL: IRELAND’S HIDDEN WEALTH
This coming April 28th and 29th will see the National Botanic Garden, Glasnevin host a conference of utmost importance to...
A view from the urban forest – Aidan J ffrench
Trees and development - same old story? This opinion piece is written by Aidan J ffrench from a personal perspective, formed by the daily...