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THE RARE GREEN-WINGED ORCHID (ANACAMPTIS MORIO) APPEARED IN A PORTLAOISE HOUSING ESTATE LAWN WHEN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE KEPT OUT BY LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS. CLASSED AS ‘VULNERABLE’ IN IRELAND’S 2016 RED DATA LIST OF VASCULAR PLANTS, THIS MEANS IT HAS DECLINED BY AS MUCH AS 49% IN ITS AREA OF OCCUPANCY. PHOTO: DR FIONA MACGOWAN, CONSULTANT ECOLOGIST AND BOTANIST.

Corona time and ecological recovery – Féidhlim Harty

Writing during the lockdown, Féidhlim Harty asks, has the pandemic been all bad for the planet or society? Last year, both British and Irish governments...
Mutual support and saving one another as a benefit to each other business concept as two sick trees with new leaves growth emerging shaped as a human head providing a revival for success.

Supporting Horticulture – Carol Marks

Carol Marks, Sector Manager Horticulture, outlines Bord Bia’s COVID-19 response In March, the country’s very necessary COVID-19 response impacted all sectors of the Irish food,...
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Summer 2020 – Horticulture News

Offset your carbon footprint using Enrich compost Composting is the circular economy in action. Organic materials are recovered at source from parks and gardens. Without...
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Knowing is understanding – Andy Campbell

In today’s unprecedented and uncertain times, it is vitally important to fully understand all the participants in the supply chain; where they are now...
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Our Garden – The Great Escape of COVID-19 The Covid-19 pandemic has been an immensely difficult time for people living in Ireland and around the...
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The art of digging holes – Terry O’Regan

Retired landscape horticulturist, Terry O’Regan, continues his series of articles reflecting on his adventures in the landscape sector I cleared out the office belonging to...
CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE REQUIRED ALONG WITH EMISSION REDUCTIONS IF IRELAND IS TO MEET DEMANDING CLIMATE TARGETS.

The climate change solution underfoot – Brian Murphy

Dr Brian Murphy discusses how gardeners, landscapers and growers all have a part to play in locking up carbon Irish soil might be the unsung...
SCENTED STOCK TRIAL IN A POLYTHENE STRUCTURE.

Taking Stock – Andy Whelton

Andy Whelton outlines the main actions in the production of the popular scented cut flower, Stock, following recent trial work Scented or Column Stock (Matthiola...

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