Growing confidence
Mike Neary, Manager of Horticulture with Bord Bia, shares data from recent market research into the Irish garden market and things are looking positive
Research...
Prioritising with a tight budget… Sports turf maintenance on natural grass
Landscape construction specialist Peter O’Toole provides details on how to maximise budget spend when calculating for the maintenance of natural grass surfaces
The maintenance of...
HC Print Spring 2015
Contents
NEWS
04 HORTICULTURE NEWS
BORD BIA
08 Industry Updates
RETAIL
12 SHARED VISION, SHARED FUNDING, SHARED PROFITS
David Fitzsimons, CEO of Retail Excellence Ireland, explains how GroMór, a shared industry promotion,...
Beyond the fringe
Barry Lupton interviews Marion Keogh
It’s been said that real change only comes about as a result of the thoughts and actions of people unwilling...
National horticulture wage survey
Barry Lupton shares data from the recent survey carried out in conjunction with jobsinhorticulture.ie
We are a data poor sector. Historically, the information we have...
Spring 2015 – Horticulture news
GARDEN SHOW IRELAND RETURNS TO SERVE NORTHERN IRELANDS 1.8 MILLION POPULATION
Antrim Castle Gardens will be filled with colour from 8th - 10th May 2015...
Shared vision, shared funding, shared profits
David Fitzsimons, CEO of Retail Excellence Ireland, explains how GroMór, a shared industry promotion is set to exploit Ireland’s untapped gardening opportunities
Keeping products and...
An evergreen perspective
Renowned plantsman and retired nursery operator, John Joe Costin shares his perspective on our taste for the exotic and how we may be missing...
Beyond style
Renowned designer, plantsman and water garden specialist, Gordon Ledbetter shares his thoughts on the recent GLDA design seminar
The Garden and Landscape Designers Association (GLDA)...