Bord Bia
EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN 2016
In January Bord Bia launched its annual Export Performance and Prospects 2016-2017 Report which shows that overall exports are up +2%...
Growth in Europe
Teagasc nursery stock/ornamentals advisor, Dónall Flanagan reports from IPM Essen and recent nursery study tour to the Netherlands and Germany
This was the first Teagasc...
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...
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...
Thoughts on the Past/Present and Future for Gardening Retailers
Independent retail consultant, Liam Kelly charts the evolution of garden retailing and sets a course for a possible future
With 2017 being my business’s 10...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...