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Céide Fields Heritage Site brings home the International Carlo Scarpa Prize for Gardens

The Office of Public Works (OPW) Heritage Site the Céide Fields has won the prestigious Carlo Scarpa international landscape award for Gardens. At a...
Chelsea Florists 2018

Good luck to CAFRE floristry students at RHS Chelsea

Three CAFRE floristry students are heading to London to compete in this year’s RHS Chelsea Florist & Young Florist of the Year Competition. Ann Kirkwood from...
Bloom 2018

Bloom 2018 News update

Spectacular Show Gardens take centre stage Bord Bia's Bloom is only two weeks away and the jewel in the crown will be an eclectic mix...
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25 finalists European Prize for Urban Public Space 2018

Gathered at the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) on 18 and 19 April 2018, the members of the international Jury of the European Prize...
Retail Lab 2017

Happy Gardening comes to Retail Lab @ Glee 2018

The Retail Lab @ Glee was introduced in 2017 to showcase the latest trends within the garden industry, whilst also providing retailers with hands-on advice and inspirational content that they...

Teagasc Launch New Horticultural Facilities

The Today marks the official opening of Teagasc's new horticulture training and research facilities in Ashtown. Over €2.1 million has been invested in facilities including...
Growing Shed Garden

Bloom 2018 Small Garden – Growing Shed Garden

With its round tower, high grasses and mossy stone walls, this garden evokes a sense of wild County Wicklow within a low-maintenance suburban, urban...
The Large Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) or Moss Carder Bee as it is also known has suffered a 23% population decline since 2012.

Where have all the insects gone? All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

As a child, it was always my job to remove moths from my big sister’s bedroom. They were common visitors then and she was...
Moments in Time – Dementia: Understand Together Garden

Bloom 2018 Medium Garden – Moments in Time – Dementia: Understand Together Garden

This garden is a gentle space that facilitates understanding, togetherness and connection with nature, drawing on a strong evidence-base of dementia-friendly design and the...

Republished – Who’s afraid of GDPR? – Paul Grant of Bord Bia

Paul Grant, Marketing Department, Bord Bia – Irish Food Board ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ are four words that strike terror into the hearts of most...