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 FORUM 2015
Terry O’Regan shares the keys points from the recent National Landscape Forum
RETAIL
18 SMALL CHANGE
The (sort of) Butterfly Effect at work in the garden retail sector by Liam Kelly
IN PICTURES
20 PHOTOS
Bloom in the Park 2015, Garden Show Ireland 2015 and other trade events
INTERVIEW
26 SODCAST
Barry Lupton interviews Peter Donegan
CONSTRUCT
30 BUILDING LANDSCAPES & RELATIONSHIPS
Colm Kenny explores landscape customer service and offers some expert insight on best practice
INSIGHT
32 NATIONAL DESIGN SURVEY
BARRY LUPTON shares data from the recent survey carried out in conjunction with HortiTrends.ie
36 OMAN BOTANIC GARDENS
Dr. Darach Lupton writes on building an oasis in Oman
DESIGN
38 TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE
Jimi Blake and John Joe Costin present two perspectives on planting designs at this year’s Bloom
SPORTSTURF
43 MAXIMISING YOUR SURFACE
Eamon Kealy talks about maximising the return on investment in artificial playing surfaces
EDIBLES
46 FRESH FIGURES SHOW PROMISE AND OPPORTUNITY
Mike Neary gives a fresh market update
