Tag: plants
New advisory, new vision
Dónall Flanagan, newly appointed nursery stock advisor, sets out an exciting new vision of how the advisory services will support and strengthen the sector
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Osmocote tailored to conditions in Ireland
ICL Country Manager, Colman Warde details why Osmocote's new controlled release fertilizer is perfect for Irish conditions.
Launched in 1967, Osmocote was Europe’s first controlled...
Unusual Suspects
Entomologist and IPM researcher, Dr. Michael Gaffney examines a range of existing and potential threats to the Irish horticulture
The increase in the global plant...
Weigela Eurotrial progress report for the hardy nursery stock sector
Dr. Paul Fitter provides insight into Weigela trials conducted in Ireland, which started in 2008 but which were never completed due to the untimely...
Retail adaptation: Changing to meet evolving consumers – Eamonn Wall
Eamonn Wall, plant manager at Arboretum Home & Garden Heaven, sheds light on how changing plant buyer behaviour is shaping garden retailing and providing...
Revitalising the consumer’s passion for plants – Liam Kelly
Garden retail consultant, Liam Kelly articulates a problem undermining the future of Irish horticulture and presents some creative solutions for how we might collectively...
A long story – Barry Lupton
Barry Lupton interviews Mark Long
Living Flavours was one of Irish horticulture’s success stories. The product of hard work, determination, innovation and nerve, its rise...
Tree specification – The basics – John Murphy
In the first of a series of articles, John Murphy, respected nurseryman, and owner of Annaveigh Plants addresses a growing knowledge deficit by getting...