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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...

Ronan Nangle Nursery – Bord Bia

Nursery Open Day- Focus on Tree & Soil Preparation for the Planting Nangle & Niesen held a socially distanced open day on the 23rd of...
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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...

Summer lawn care from Goldcrop

Mid-summer is now upon us and lawns should be at their best. The early spring work of weed and moss control with weed, feed...
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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...

Positive Results from Nangle & Niesen’s Two-Year Soil Improvement Program

Hils Murphy, the South African born soil guru based in London, carried out a soil analysis for Nangle & Niesen recommending a two-year program...

New safety guidelines onsite

Design by Nature has successfully conveyed to sectors of the infrastructure industry and some of the main contractors they work with that all sites...
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Euro-trial report: Hibiscus – Paul Fitters

Paul Fitters reports on the results of a three-year Euro- trial that compared 56 Hibiscus syriacus cultivars for general performance From 2016 to 2018, 56...
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...

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...