CONTENTS
NEWS
03 Horticulture news
BORD BIA
06 All the latest news from Bord Bia
TEAGASC
08 All the latest news from Teagasc
LANDSCAPE
10 IRELAND’S WATERSCAPES, A REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE FORUM 2018
Ruth Minogue and Terry O’Regan share their thoughts on another successful National Landscape Forum
CONSTRUCT
13 EVOLVE YOUR THINKING
Landscape estimating specialist, Colm Kenny provides some sage advice for those thinking about the future of their business
EVENTS
16 Horticulture trade events
RETAIL
18 GROWING PAINS
Independent retail consultant, Liam Kelly asks if the time is right for a code of practice for Irish growers
NURSERY
20 FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS TO PLASTIC PROBLEMS
Teagasc nursery stock/ornamentals advisor, Dónall Flanagan explores the issue of plastic in the nursery sector and highlights a number of potential solutions coming on stream
22 GATHERING MOMENTUM
Independent consultant and Horticulture Industry Forum coordinator, Stiofán Nutty brings us up to date on a range of HIF and related initiatives that are starting to gather momentum
GLAS FEATURE
25 Exhibitors and Learning Theatre presentations
DESIGN
34 LESS IS MORE, MORE OR LESS
Respected Landscape Architect and garden designer, Patricia Tyrrell MGLDA shares her insights on this year’s Bloom in the Park show gardens
INTERVIEW
38 PARK LIFE
Barry Lupton talks with Les Moore, head of Dublin City Parks Department
EDUCATION
41 MEETING FUTURE NEEDS: A VISION FOR HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION
John Mulhern, principal of the College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens reports in from the recent Teagasc conference: Education Vision
IN PICTURES
42 Bloom, Teagasc
FRESH PRODUCE
45 DON’T TAKE SPUDS FOR GRANTED
Lorcan Bourke, business analyst at Bord reports on the 10th World Potato Congress, Peru May 2018
INSIGHT
47 CUT THROUGH THE BS
Terry O’Regan examines some of the finer points of trees in relation to design, demolition and construction as captured in BS 5837:2012
49 SWARD FIGHT
Eugene Higgins and Mark O’Loughlin lock swards on the subject of artificial grass
RESEARCH
52 PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIA – THE FUTURE OF HORTICULTURE?
Dr. Karen O’Hanlon, chief scientific officer at nadicom GmbH shares findings from recently completed research which points to the potential of bacteria as a replacement for pesticides
JOBS
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