The GLAS @ TU Dublin community garden located on the TU Dublin campus in Fingal celebrated a momentous occasion today, as it marked its first birthday, with the visit of the Mayor of Fingal Adrian Henchy and Minister Roderic O’Gorman TD. This unique garden, which is operated by Ballymun-based charity Global Action Plan, in partnership […] The post Unique social horticulture project in Blanchardstown celebrates first anniversary appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

25 new jobs created at Arboretum Kilquade ‘Gold standard’ sustainable technology at the heart of the renovation Taoiseach Simon Harris officially opened the €4.5 million redeveloped Arboretum garden and retail centre on the 26th April 2024, National Garden Exhibition Centre, in Kilquade, Co. Wicklow today. The newly renovated, state-of-the-art 2,400 m² garden centre will create […] The post Taoiseach Officially Opens €4.5 million redeveloped Arboretum appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

The National Botanic Gardens is delighted to announce an exciting initiative for this year’s National Heritage Week. Under the theme of ‘Connections, Routes and Networks’, we are calling on visitors to share their stories and memories of the gardens for an upcoming exhibition, ‘Stories from the Gardens’ to be held in August. Maybe you visit […] The post Stories from the Gardens: the National Botanic Gardens invites visitors to share their memories and experiences for National Heritage Week 2024.  appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

The Horticultural Trade Association (HTA) released its April 2024 Market Update, showing that despite another wet and rainy month in March, garden centre sales surged by +22% compared to March 2023, helped by the earlier Easter. Catering sales were also up by +17%. Consumer confidence also remained stable from February, showing a +15-point increase over […] The post Horticultural Trades Association Monthly Market Update appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

Today, Thursday 11th April 2024 Bord Bia Bloom has announced two winners of its Cultivating Talent initiative sponsored by Westland, which aims to support emerging talent within Irish horticulture. Sarah Buckley from Dublin and Nòra Tombor, originally from Hungary and now living in Dublin were both selected as garden designers that will have the opportunity […] The post Budding brilliance: Two garden designers announced as winners of Bord Bia Bloom ‘Cultivating Talent’ initiative appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

NAD (National Agrochemical Distributors Ltd.) are recruiting a Sales & Operations Manager. NAD, established in 1979, supplies crop protection products to farmers and growers throughout Ireland. The company is dedicated to providing its customers with quality branded products and professional advice to cover both food crop production and amenity horticulture. It is constantly striving to […] The post Now hiring: Sales & Operations Manager appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

Designed by Peter Donegan and built by Semken Landscaping, ‘A Moment in Time‚ presented by Daisy’s Garden Supplies has been awarded the People’s Choice Award for the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2024. The nine day build featured show garden is story of an Air Force veteran who returns to a place he hoped […] The post Defence Force Veterans Garden wins People’s Choice Award Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2024 appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

After a very competitive process, South East Technological University’s (SETU) School of Science and Computing is pleased to announce the winners of the Una McDermott Travel Bursary for 2024. Christopher Woodhouse, a second-year student at SETU in Waterford and Kildalton College, was selected as first place winner of the Una McDermott Travel Bursary for 2024. […] The post SETU horticulture students win bursaries to fund travel overseas appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

The Ireland Final of YHOY 2024 was held on Thursday, 14 th March and this year the competition was memorable as one of the most hotly contested in recent memory. Each year this round of the competition sees the top eight young horticulturists from across the island of Ireland battle it out to represent our […] The post Results from the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2024 Ireland Final appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more

Date: 28Mar 2024 at 1-2pm Talk Synopsis In view of the widely recognised biodiversity crisis, what are the key priorities for nature conservation?  In this talk, we will look at what the crisis entails and what steps are appropriate and necessary to halt biodiversity loss. Biography Dr Melinda Lyons is a botanist specialising in nature […] The post ILI Webinar | Nature conservation and the biodiversity crisis with Dr Melinda Lyons appeared first on HorticultureConnected.ie ..read more