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HC Print Summer 2015

Contents NEWS 04 HORTICULTURE NEWS BORD BIA 08 Industry Updates EVENTS 11 Horticulture Trade Events REVIEW 13 BOOK REVIEW Natalie McGettigan reviews ‘The Irish Garden' 15 NATIONAL LANDSCAPE...
TERRY O'REGAN (LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE), MINISTER JIMMY DENIHAN, MARTIN COLREADY, (DEPARTMENT OF ARTS, HERITAGE AND THE GAELTACHT), URSULA MACPHERSON (PRESIDENT OF MOUNTAINEERING IRELAND) CONOR NEWMAN (CHAIRPERSON OF THE HERITAGE COUNCIL)

National Landscape Forum 2015

Terry O’Regan shares the keys points from the recent National Landscape Forum Organised in a short timeframe to promote interest in and energise the implementation...
MIKE NEARY

Fresh figures show promise and opportunity

Mike Neary, Manager of Horticulture with Bord Bia, shares findings from a recent Kantar research report into the retail fresh product market. Kantar Worldpanel recently...
Butterflies and a book

Small change

The (sort of) Butterfly Effect at work in the garden retail sector Retailing at its most basic is about the product, the display, the people...
PETER DONEGAN

Sodcast

Barry Lupton interviews Peter Donegan Generally speaking, most industry folks agree that gardening coverage on TV and radio in Ireland is pretty poor and this...
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Building landscapes and relations

Landscape cost estimating specialist, Colm Kenny explores the rarely discussed domain of landscape customer service and shares some expert insight on best practice As the...
PHOTO BY: TAMEEK

National design survey

Barry Lupton shares data from the recent survey carried out in conjunction with HortiTrends.ie Sincere thanks to all who took the time to complete the...
Photo 6-The brilliant white fl owers of Gladiolus candidus with the pink blooms of Balsam (Impatiens balsamina) in the background. Photo taken in the Dhofar mountains during the Khareef

Oman botanic gardens

Dr. Darach Lupton writes on creating an oasis for native plant conservation in Oman Throughout their history botanic gardens have had a variety of changing...