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RHI-RENEWABLE HEAT INCENTIVE AND HORTICULTURE?
As part of Ireland’s strategy to meet its obligations under the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive, the government has targeted the...
Bloom in the making
As the centrepiece of Bord Bia’s Bloom, the show gardens require a huge commitment in terms of time and energy. Although the process officially...
Spring 2017 – Horticulture News
MAJOR ADARE MANOR PROJECT FOR NANGLE & NIESEN
Over the last few months, an exciting project of tree planting has been underway on the Adare...
Persistence pays – Realising the American dream
Barry Lupton interviews Declan Blackmore
I think it’s a safe bet to assume all graduates of horticulture contemplate travelling abroad with their newly acquired skills...
HC Print – Spring 2017
CONTENTS
NEWS
03 HORTICULTURE NEWS
EVENTS
06 Horticulture trade events
BORD BIA
08 All the latest news from Bord Bia
RETAIL
10 THOUGHTS ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FOR GARDEN RETAILERS
Liam...
Compromised landscapes
Cost estimating specialist Colm Kenny counts the cost of budget overruns in the Irish landscape
With improving conditions in the construction industry the financial reigns...
Plant Health: A Nursery Man’s Perspective – John Murphy
John Murphy reflects on the implications, concerns and also the opportunities for plant health in Ireland
The year 2020 is the International Year of Plant...
The LQMS: Why you need to be involved
The lead researcher on the Landscape Quality Management System project (LQMS), Eoghan Riordan Fernandez brings the industry up to speed on the most important...
Landscape Perception
Landscape Architect, activist and founder of Landscape Alliance Ireland, Terry O’Regan
shares some surprising French perspectives on Ireland’s landscape
The definition of landscape in the European...
The gardening market in growth
Mike Neary, Manager of Horticulture with Bord Bia, details the host of programmes, shares
some positive news about Ireland’s flourishing gardening market
Every two years Bord...