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...
Ronan Nangle Nursery – Bord Bia
Nursery Open Day- Focus on Tree & Soil Preparation for the Planting
Nangle & Niesen held a socially distanced open day on the 23rd of...
Employment Opportunities in the Office of Public Works
Head Craft Gardener at Garinish Island, Co. Cork
Competition Reference: 2021/018
Applications are invited for the above positions. Competition details and application forms are available at...
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...
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...
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...
Stripped back – Helen Rock
Renowned garden writer and plantswomen Helen Rock strips away the layers of the recent GLDA design seminar to reveal some inspiring insights
For nearly 20...
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...
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...
Gamble and grow – Barry Lupton
Barry Lupton interviews one of Ireland’s best known and respected nursery owners, John Murphy of Annaveigh Plants
B. What motivated you to pursue a career...