Tag: Spring 2016
HC Spring 2016
Contents
NEWS
02 HORTICULTURE NEWS
EVENTS
06 Horticulture Trade Events
BORD BIA
07 All of the latest news, events and updates from Bord Bia
RETAIL
11 THE REAL COVER STORY
Liam Kelly explores...
Precision greenkeeping
Eamon Kealy, turfgrass specialist and lecturer in horticulture at Teagasc, Kildalton, taps into the latest technological advances and finds water and electronics can go...
Increasing resilience in Irish field horticulture
Entomologist and IPM researcher, Dr. Michael Gaffney shares the latest research and thinking on the value and use of compost derived from existing waste...
Dublin’s invasive action plan
Maryann Harris, Senior Executive Parks Superintendent shares Dublin City Council’s new action plan for dealing with invasive alien species
Dublin City Council(DCC) is the first...
Tackling Ireland’s invasives
In the last issue of Horticulture Connected we included an expert opinion piece entitled Control Issues, which explored perspectives on invasive species in Ireland....
Sustainable opportunities
In light of the recent flooding across the country, landscape cost estimating specialist, Colm Kenny explores the cost implications and opportunities of retrofitting sustainable...
Dublin – A city of wetlands
Maryann Harris, Senior Executive Parks Superintendent, Dublin City Council presents a number of recent landscape projects which place horticulture at the forefront of flood...
Logistical Aesthetics
Operating a successful horticulture business is both an art and a science. This is no better represented than in the field of floristry, a...
Apprenticeship 2.0
John Mulhern, Principal of College of Amenity Horticulture, National Botanic Gardens explains how the history of horticultural training may well define the future of...
Remembering Peter Alley
REMEMBERING PETER ALLEY
One of the great things about the horticulture sector is the people involved, and earlier this year we lost one of the...