CONTENTS
NEWS
03 Horticulture News
BORD BIA
06 All the latest news from Bord Bia
EVENTS
08 Horticulture trade events
TEAGASC
10 All the latest news from Teagasc
RETAIL
11 THE RIGHT RANGE
Liam Kelly explains why retailers need to put profit before pride and kitsch before chic
NURSERY
13 TACKLING THE LABOUR CRISIS
Stiofán Nutty reviews the wages crisis and outlines actions to be taken
16 SUSTAINABLE MEDIA
Teagasc Nursery Stock Advisor, Dónall Flanagan shares the latest thinking and
research on growing media and explains how growers can avoid supply shocks
JOBS
19 Latest horticulture jobs from Horticulture.jobs
CONSTRUCT
20 AVOIDING THE PITFALLS
Colm Kenny explores the issues facing urban trees and the designers and contractors
charged with creating them
22 ALCI AWARDS 2019
Awards list and photos
IN PICTURES
26 Hardware show, BTME & more
DESIGN
28 GARDENING ON THE EDGE
Patricia Tyrell shares her thoughts on the hugely successful GLDA design seminar
TREES
32 STAKE-KNIFE
Terry O’Regan takes a knife to a choking issue
33 ROOT OF THE PROBLEM
John Murphy digs below the surface to reveal why trees thrive or die in urban situations
INSIGHT
35 LEADING THE WAY IN SOCIAL AND THERAPEUTIC HORTICULTURE
Rachel Freeman frames the latest research on STH and explains why educational institutions need to lead the way
37 GROWTH IN SOCIAL ASSETS
Noel McEvoy explains how the walled garden in St Annes Park, Dublin provided the impetus for an important social movement
RESEARCH
39 THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF PLANT DISTRIBUTION
Dr. Karl J Duffy traces the history of plant distribution science and shares recent research on the impact of climate change on plant distribution
EDIBLES
41 HORTICULTURE PRODUCERS HONOURED
Mike Neary, reports in from the Inaugural Origin Green Farmer Awards
EDUCATION
43 STUDENT LIFE
John Mulhern speaks to current students of horticulture to
