Unsolicited Seeds from outside the EU – DAFM
Over the last number of weeks, DAFM received reports from members of the public who received packets of seeds which they hadn’t ordered from...
Tree Nursery Open Day
Michal Slawski, reports on the recent socially distanced open day at Nangle & Niesen’s wholesale tree nursery in Aherla, County Cork.
Nangle & Niesen’s annual...
Permaculture – not just for Hippies – Féidhlim Harty
Féidhlim Harty explores the marriage of science and art that brought about an ethical and principled design revolution.
Permaculture; that’s, like, organic gardening but with...
International Year of Plant Heath 2020 Update – DAFM
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Ireland’s International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) activities are being extended until June 2021. This is also the case at...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Greenkeeper finds success with Preventative Fungicide
John Bishop from Bray Golf Club started using Signature Xtra earlier this year in advance of an upcoming competition to guard against known infection...
Blooming Wildflower Sales for Design by Nature
Design By Nature, Ireland's long-established Irish wildflower grower, is celebrating another great year of increasing sales and customer numbers.
Sandro Cafolla, founder of Design By...