CONTENTS
NEWS
03 Horticulture News, COVID-19 Support & Guidance
TEAGASC
10 All the latest news from Teagasc
EDIBLES
12 GROWING UP FAST
John Paul Prior asks, will vertical farming mean that Irish Horticulture finally gets its day in the sun?
BORD BIA
14 All the latest news from Bord Bia
JOBS
17 Latest horticulture jobs from Horticulture.jobs
ALCI AWARDS
18 Photos from the 2020 ALCI Landscape Awards event
INTERVIEW
20 SECURE OPPORTUNITY
As the International Year of Plant Health unfolds, Barry Lupton puts some tough questions to Barry Delaney about biosecurity
RETAIL
26 SPACE – THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR PROFIT
Andy Campbell suggests how to optimise your retail space for maximum profit
LANDSCAPE
28 SITE DRAINAGE WITH AN ECO TWIST
Féidhlim Harty explains how to maximise the potential for biodiversity in your next stormwater management project
30 STORMY WATERS
Retired landscape horticulturist, Terry O’Regan begins a series of articles reflecting on his adventures in the landscape sector
31 INTEGRATED WEED CONTROL IS WAY FORWARD
Greg Collins talks on the difference between successful and unsuccessful weed control
DESIGN
32 SEEDS OF CHANGE – PLANTING DESIGN FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Patricia Tyrell reviews the latest GLDA seminar
INSIGHT
35 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANT HEALTH
Shane Kirk discusses the global impact of good plant health
37 SOIL MANAGEMENT AND REGENERATION
Dr. Brian Murphy explores the challenges facing soil conservation and the role compost can play in soil improvement
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND THE MARINE
40 All the latest news from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
SUSTAINABILITY
43 GOING GREEN MEANS CITY PERKS
Michal Slawski explains why we should be making Irish cities greener
RESEARCH
44 MAKING THE CUT – SEDUM FILLS THE AUTUMN SLOT
Andy Whelton shares the results of trial work exploring the use of Sedum as an autumn cut flower filler
46 GROWING PAINS FOR PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIA
Dr. Karen O’Hanlon discusses the place for biological organisms as a plant growth promoter within a chemically regulated environment
