Ireland ’s thriving soft fruit sector
Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc Soft Fruit Specialist provides a review of the present situation in the Irish soft fruit industry and its challenges and...
Inside story
Barry Lupton interviews Michael Caffrey
There has been a wealth of recent research demonstrating the benefits of plants in the work environment. Reduced stress levels,...
Responding and reacting
Working closely with all levels of the landscape construction sector gives landscape cost estimating specialist, Colm Kenny a unique insight. Here, he shares thoughts,...
Building footfall in Irish gardens
Lynn O'Keeffe-Lascar explains how Irish garden owners and operators are collaborating to promote and develop Ireland’s wealth of garden treasures
Open gardens' is a very...
The oldest landscape rocker in town
Terry O’Regan takes a break from the dance floor to report on the 21st National Landscape Forum
Those of you who have turned 40, 50...
Irish insight
Landscape Architect, Bloom gold medal winner, and president of the Garden & Landscape Designers Association, Patricia Tyrrell shares her views and insights on Bloom’s...
Apprenticeships in practice
Having introduced the apprentice training trial initiative in the last issue of Horticulture Connected, John Mulhern, principal of the College of Amenity Horticulture, National...
Same difference
Independent retail consultant, Liam Kelly explores why retailers need to be wary of trends toward retail homogeneity
Considering the year that’s in it and how...
Horticultural health check
Independent consultant and Horticulture Industry Forum Coordinator, Stiofán Nutty, diagnoses some serious horticultural health problems and how the Forum is tackling them
The Horticulture Industry...
New advisory, new vision
Dónall Flanagan, newly appointed nursery stock advisor, sets out an exciting new vision of how the advisory services will support and strengthen the sector
I...