Smarter Plant Selection
Why Irish designers should be making more of Irish nurseries
It’s a problem as old as our sector, a divide between those that grow plants...
Fusarium meeting at Ashtown – Teagasc
An unusual meeting took place at Ashtown on 16 February. Unusual in that only one small group of growers were invited – lettuce producers...
Kings Seeds emphasise quality at Unichem Trade Show
At the recent Unichem trade show, Tracy Palmer of Kings Seeds told HC that “Essex has been the centre of English seed production for...
Amenity crop exports 2017 – Bord Bia
The value of exports from the amenity sector was estimated at over €17m in 2017 which
was an increase on the previous year. Amenity horticulture...
The Designed Garden – an unfinished canvas
Highly regarded Landscape Architect, Bloom gold medal winner, and president of the Garden & Landscape Designers Association (GLDA), Patricia Tyrrell reports on some of...
What is a Tree
Despite their immeasurable value to us and the planet we inhabit, the majority of professionals simply don’t understand the most basic things about trees....
Recruitment crisis – Joseph Blair
Ireland’s recovering horticulture sector is facing a problem it hasn’t had to deal with for over a decade: a hiring shortage. Joseph Blair of...
Mushrooms complement everything – Bord Bia
In 2017 a successful application to seek EU funding for a new €2m promotion campaign over three years in the UK and Ireland market...
False Profits – Dispelling the Myths of Labour Costs
Landscape estimating specialist, Colm Kenny explores the reality of landscape labour costs and sets out some simple rules to increase profitability
I am always bewildered...
Ornamental brassicas
In a continuing series of articles on cut flowers, Andy Whelton of Teagasc Horticultural Development Department looks at the potential of Brassica oleracea which...