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Lookback at Bloom 2017 – ITB Video

Explore the 'Fluirse Fingal' garden, created by the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown in partnership with Final County Council and the Dublin and Dun Laoghaire...

Friday 6th October is National Potato Day

All hail our national treasure and iconic vegetable tomorrow on National Potato Day! Potatoes are the ‘long-standing hero’ when it comes to carbohydrates - TV Dietician and...

Greenmount horticulture students promote UK Conifer Week

It’s National Conifer Week and October is the best time to plant them. CAFRE horticulture students are currently learning about conifers including the fact that...

Gold for Buddleja Unique at GrootGroenPlus

Buddleja alternifolia Unique (‘Pmoore12’PBR) has been awarded at the international trade show GrootGroenPlus with a gold medal. The jury of the KVBC (Royal Dutch...

Bloom 2018 Show Gardens – Now accepting applications

Dear Designers and Coordinators, Bord Bia has announced that the Bloom 2018 will take place over 5 days from 31st May to 4th June 2018 in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Garden designers...

Retail Lab @ Glee: Interview with WGSN’s Lisa White

As Head and Creative Director of WGSN Lifestyle & Interiors, Lisa White and her team run the only B2B trend forecasting website focused on interiors...

The Secret Garden update from Paul Kirwan

Paul Kirwan is on a mission. For the past three years, he has explored the length and breadth of the North West of Ireland...

Training the next generation of food safety risk assessors – EFSA’s fellowship programme

EFSA’s EU-FORA initiative is up and running. The fellowship programme supports the building of the EU’s scientific assessment capacity and knowledge community. It gives...

Landscapes of pressure

"Faced with the consequences of the unbridled expansionist urban policies, surely the big question is What comes next? Is there any idea of how...

EU Bee health: nominations open for stakeholder group

EFSA is inviting nominations for its new stakeholder discussion group on bees. The group has been set up to establish the terms of reference...