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POTATOES, PREPARE TO BE SURPRISED
Bord Bia is joining promotional agencies in France and Belgium to promote fresh potatoes among European millennials. The EU-funded campaign,...
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Preparing for Brexit
From January 1, 2021, the transition period will end and the UK will become classified as a ‘Third Country’ (non- EU). This...
Hygeia’s nature safe range and BioGold Vigor
After the recent rainfall, now is the ideal time to put goodness back in soils and also provide plants with all the nutrient requirements...
HC Print Summer 2020 Contents
Contents
NEWS
03 Horticulture News
OPINION
07 THE ART OF DIGGING HOLES
Retired landscape horticulturist, Terry O’Regan continues his series of articles reflecting on his adventures in the landscape...
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...
Growing up, fast – John Paul Prior
John Paul Prior asks will vertical farming mean that Irish horticulture finally gets its 'day in the sun'?
As our climate continues to change, and...
A beginner’s guide to Rewilding – Féidhlim Harty
Féidhlim Harty describes how ‘rewilding’ can produce landscapes with an abundance of plant and wildlife with opportunities for people to thrive socially and economically
We...
The Bare Root Season is Underway – DAFM
We have now entered the dormant months and the bare root/rootball trading season is underway. As always we should source Irish grown plants and...
Seeds of change – Planting design for the 21st century – Patricia Tyrell
GLDA SEMINAR REPORT BY PATRICIA TYRELL
Met Éirean warned of Storm Jorge, and recommended that everyone stay at home, but that did not deter the...
The Irish Landscape Institute Design Award Winners 2020
For the first time ever, the winning projects in this year’s ILI Design Awards will face a public vote to decide the People’s Choice...