Summer 2019 – Horticulture news
PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS GUILD PRESENTS LOYAL SERVICE AWARD TO STEPHEN BUTLER
With over 900 members across Britain and Ireland, the Professional Gardeners Guild (PGG) has been...
All the latest news from Bord Bia
In keeping with our Horticulture Marketing Strategy 2019 – 2021 and the Bloom Strategy to place horticulture at the core of the event, the...
All the latest news from Teagasc
NATIONAL BERRY SEMINAR FOCUS ON MALLING CENTENARY
There was a large attendance at the National Berry Seminar held in Ashtown recently. The highlight of...
Star performers – Dónall Flanagan
Teagasc Nursery Stock Advisor, Dónall Flanagan reports in from the Netherlands and Germany on the latest new plant introductions and trend
The Flower Trials strapline...
A turn in the weather for horticulture? – Stiofán Nutty
HIF coordinator, Stiofán Nutty explains how Ireland’s climate change plans may actually benefit the horticulture sector
Usually, when the weather is mentioned in horticulture columns...
Changing the retail climate – Liam Kelly
Could the garden sector set the trend for greener retailing? Liam Kelly investigates
I was born back in the sixties, a time of protest and...
I wonder – Patricia Tyrell
Highly regarded Landscape Architect, Bloom gold medal winner, Patricia Tyrrell reports in from Bloom 2019 and wonders where the future lies
I’ve always liked the...
The versatility of Eucalyptus – Andy Whelton
Andy Whelton of Teagasc discusses the many commercial uses of Eucalyptus and the current interest and research on the species in Ireland
Native to Australia,...
Meadow myth buster – Sandro Cafolla
Sandro Cafolla of Design by Nature dispels some myths and sets the record straight about the success of wildflower meadows in Ireland
As someone who...
European study tour – John Mulhern
John Mulhern, Principal of the National Botanic Gardens reports in from a recent student tour of the Netherlands and Belgium
In April of this year...