From Icon of Conformity to Time-Sucking Monstrosity
Even before there were lawns, there were gardens.
The garden of Eden – enjoyed, however briefly, by Adam and Eve – was not necessarily the...
Teagasc Plant Protection Web Portal
The Teagasc Horticulture Development Department have recently launched the Teagasc Horticulture Portal which is an online tool for the full range of plant protection...
The David Robinson Memorial Lecture 2023
Bord Bia were delighted to return to the Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, for 2023’s David Robinson Memorial Lecture.
The theme of this...
Innovation in Vegetable Breeding Driven by Sustainability
Teagasc vegetable advisors, William Deasy and Eoin Sweetman, visited the field vegetable seed trial open days which take place annually in North Holland in...
Nursery Stock Seminar: New Insights for Opportunity
Teagasc’s Nursery Stock Seminar last 25 October in Ashtown, Co Dublin, was a highly informative event that saw excellent attendance and lively interaction.
Themed ‘New...
FLOOD PREVENTION – CATCHMENT by CATCHMENT, FARM by FARM
As I write this article, I'm visiting my hometown of Midleton in East Cork, where recent flooding has stolen the title of locally famous...
OASIS IN BALLYMUN
Global Action Plan Ireland (GAP) is an environmental organisation with the mission to support sustainable communities across Ireland. Working on the belief that all...
More Power To You
The tree nursery sector in Ireland has been developing over many years. It has the characteristics of a modern, technical industry, competing at the...
The Sharing of the Green
2023’s Green Cities Europe Seminar, hosted in Ireland by Bord Bia on behalf of the Irish Hardy Nursery Stock Association (IHNSA), drew a significant...
Willows are a Win-Win
Mopping up sewage pollution, sequestering carbon and promoting biodiversity – willow wastewater systems are the solution we need for one-off houses in the countryside....