The real cover story
Retail consultant Liam Kelly explores the benefits of a covered plant sales area and best-practice in design and location
WHAT A WINTER
From last November to...
Assessment of Competency to Issue Plant Passports
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine outlines the steps required to become an
authorised issuer of plant passports
As a professional operator you play a...
Saltex builds on the success of its revitalised show at the NEC Birmingham
Saltex is the leading turf management event for groundscare volunteers, professionals and manufacturers. It offers you a world of limitless opportunities to discover the...
Humble Hydrangea – Dónall Flanagan
Dónall Flanagan, Teagasc Nursery Stock / Ornamentals Specialised Advisor explains how Hydrangea producers are adapting to increasing demand for novelty colours and long flowering...
Evolve your thinking – Colm Kenny
Landscape estimating specialist, Colm Kenny provides some sage advice for those thinking about the future of their business
We’ve spent the last few years looking...
Black dogs on the shop floor – Liam Kelly
Independent retail consultant, Liam Kelly examines one of the most significant and least talked about issues in garden retailing
There’s a small book that sits...
Smarter Plant Selection
Why Irish designers should be making more of Irish nurseries
It’s a problem as old as our sector, a divide between those that grow plants...
HC Print Summer 2015
Contents
NEWS
04 HORTICULTURE NEWS
BORD BIA
08 Industry Updates
EVENTS
11 Horticulture Trade Events
REVIEW
13 BOOK REVIEW
Natalie McGettigan reviews ‘The Irish Garden'
15 NATIONAL LANDSCAPE...
Wild Inside
Noeleen Smyth thinks we should take the Chelsea Flower Show’s lead and just let it grow!.
Having trained in both horticulture at Teagasc National Botanic...
National Landscape Forum 2015
Terry O’Regan shares the keys points from the recent National Landscape Forum
Organised in a short timeframe to promote interest in and energise the implementation...