New perennial and naturalistic planting in an Irish context – Verney Naylor
Verney Naylor MGLDA cuts back the overgrowth to reveal how the New Perennial Movement is evolving in Ireland and how next year’s GLDA seminar...
The cowboys meet their end – Thomas Crummy
ALCI Chairman Thomas Crummy outlines the formation and strategy of the new umbrella association for Irish landscape professionals
The Irish Association of Landscape Industries (IALI)...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
The female of the species – Michael Gaffney
Entomologist and IPM researcher, Dr. Michael Gaffney puts the problematic vine weevil under the microscope and details just how research he is conducting at...
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...
Thinning the sward – Eamon Kealy
Eamon Kealy, turfgrass specialist and lecturer in horticulture at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, sets out a concise strategy for managing areas of heavy...
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...