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Horticultural Trades Association Monthly Market Update

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Budding brilliance: Two garden designers announced as winners of Bord Bia Bloom ‘Cultivating Talent’ initiative

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Defence Force Veterans Garden wins People’s Choice Award Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2024

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Horticultural Trades Association Monthly Market Update
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 […]
Budding brilliance: Two garden designers announced as winners of Bord Bia Bloom ‘Cultivating Talent’ initiative
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 […]
Now hiring: Sales & Operations Manager
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 […]
Defence Force Veterans Garden wins People’s Choice Award Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2024
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 […]
SETU horticulture students win bursaries to fund travel overseas
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. […]
Results from the Young Horticulturist of the Year 2024 Ireland Final
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 […]
HTA urges Prime Minister to address impending border changes threatening UK environmental horticulture
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has issued an urgent plea to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. It warns of imminent risks to the UK’s horticultural businesses and urges immediate government intervention ahead of the 30 April Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) changes. The sector seeks a solution that would see Border Control Posts (BCPs) opened while […]
ILI Webinar | Nature conservation and the biodiversity crisis with Dr Melinda Lyons
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 […]
Irish Hardy Nursery Stock Association (IHNSA) Spring Trolley Fair 2024
The 2024 Irish Hardy Nursery Stock Association Spring Plant Fair, supported by Bord Bia will take place on Tuesday 27th February 2024. This marketplace event marks the start of the Irish Nursery season, and buyers are invited to attend to meet the growers and view the plants on offer from each exhibitor, as well as […]
Arboretum Kilquade Redevelopment incorporating ‘Gold standard’ Green Technology
The €4.5 million redevelopment of Arboretum Kilquade will incorporate ‘gold standard’ green technology as the successful, family-run business seeks to lead the way in sustainable garden & home retail. The renovation began in August last year and the new 2,390m2 state-of-the-art garden centre and retail facility is due to be unveiled in Spring 2024. Fergal […]

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