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Sustainable media – Dónall Flanagan

Teagasc Nursery Stock Advisor, Dónall Flanagan shares the latest thinking and research on growing media and explains how growers can avoid supply shocks Growing of...

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...
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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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The right range – Liam Kelly

Independent retail consultant, Liam Kelly explains why retailers need to put profit before pride and kitsch before chic I’ve always admired follies, those enigmatic buildings...
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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...
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...
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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...
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Avoiding the pitfalls – Colm Kenny

Cost consultant and external works quantity surveyor, Colm Kenny explores the issues facing urban trees and the designers and contractors charged with creating them Money...
THE BOHEMIAN GARDEN AT BERCHIGRANGES, AN EXPERIMENT IN NATURE LED GARDENING.

Gardening on the Edge – Rewilding Green Spaces – Patricia Tyrell

Patricia Tyrrell MGLDA reviews the Garden & Landscape Designers Association’s recent seminar At a garden design seminar, it’s not unusual to hear a discussion on...

HC Print Spring 2019 Contents

CONTENTS NEWS 03 Horticulture News BORD BIA 06 All the latest news from Bord Bia EVENTS 08 Horticulture trade events TEAGASC 10 All the latest news from Teagasc RETAIL 11 THE...