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Spring 2019 – Horticulture news

ADARE MANOR PROJECT DELIVERS ALCI BOG OAK TROPHY FOR PETER O’BRIEN & SONS Dublin based family landscaping business, Peter O’Brien & Sons Landscaping Ltd,...
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All the latest news from Teagasc

New LED lights for strawberry research A new system of LED night-break lights was recently installed for the ‘Malling Centenary’ strawberry trial in the glasshouse...
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All the latest news from Bord Bia

THE PLANS FOR GROMÓR 2019 Building on the success of the 2018 campaign, in 2019 GroMór will continue to grow the market for gardening in...
HORTICULTURE PRODUCERS HONOURED

Horticulture producers honoured – Mike Neary

Mike Neary, Director of Horticulture at Bord Bia, reports in from the inaugural Origin Green Farmer Awards The Origin Green Farmer Awards were presented in...
Zack Meehan and Bartek Wojcik pictured at the student garden building project which is under construction at the Teagasc campus in Ashtown, Dublin 15.

Student life – John Mulhern

Are you considering a qualification in horticulture but unsure what student life will be like? We asked John Mulhern, Principal of the National Botanic...
SOME OF THE ST ANNE’S ALLOTMENT TEAM

Growth in social assets – Noel McEvoy

Noel McEvoy, Dublin City Council Parks Superintendent explains how the walled garden in St Anne’s Park, Dublin provided the impetus for an important social...
Peter O'Brien & Sons Landscaping; Landscape Contractor of the Year; ALCI 2019 Awards

ALCI Awards

LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR/BOG OAK TROPHY WINNER WINNER Landscape Contractor - Peter O’Brien & Sons Landscaping Ltd Designer - Reardonsmith Landscape Client - Tizzard Holdings Address - Adare...

Leading the way in social and therapeutic horticulture – Rachel Freeman

Rachel Freeman, lecturer in horticulture at Technological University Dublin frames the latest research on STH and explains why educational institutions need to lead the...
POOR QUALITY TWO TIMES TRANSPLANTED TILLIA ROOTS

Root of the problem – John Murphy

John Murphy, owner, and operator of Annaveigh Plants digs below the surface to reveal why trees thrive or die in urban situations While flying into...
A knife in the tree

Stake knife – Terry O’Regan

Terry O’Regan takes a knife to a tree choking issue Lest you are wondering if Horticulture Connected has morphed into a tabloid newspaper let me...