Labour market review
Michal Slawski, development and marketing specialist at Bord Bia, disseminates the findings from the recent horticultural labour market review
Bord Bia recently commissioned a review...
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...
Lessons from Home and Abroad
YANG SHEN, an international student completing a level eight honors degree at UCD, shares his thoughts on studying horticulture at home and abroad
I am...
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...
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...
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...
The Designed Garden – Completing the Picture
Mary Hackett recounts the recent and much talked about GLDA seminar
Behind every well-designed garden, there is a team of talented and dedicated professionals: the...
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...
Landscape Architecture: How you can create a sustainable career path
Maria Achtida, Architect, Environmental Resource Manager, and Senior Lecturer at Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI), sets the record straight about the profession and explains...
Teagasc
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...