PHOTOS

GLDA

SEMINAR

Photos from the recent GLDA design Seminar Ebb and Flow. The event was the 20th seminar put on the the association and by all accounts was one of the best. Photo supplied by Vincent McMonagle Photography. Visit www.vmcmonagle.smugmug.com for more information.

PHOTOS: VINCENT MCMONAGLE PHOTOGRAPHY

VERNEY NAYLOR, SUSAN MAXWELL & ANGELA BINCHY (GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS)

DEIRDRE PRINCE & PATRICIA TYRRELL (GARDEN & LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION) DAVID SHORTALL FRAZER MCDONOGH (GARDEN DESIGNER) & GORDON LEDBETTER (WATER GARDEN SPECIALISTS)

GARY FORAN (MGLDA) MICHAEL O'REILLY (GARDEN DESIGNER) AND MONICA ALVAREZ (DESIGN TUTOR) COR VAN GELDEREN & ANDREW WILSON (GARDEN DESIGNERS)

EAMON HENDERSON (PROGARDEN.IE) AND THOMAS CURTIS (KILSARAN) MARTIN BRADY (GARDEN DESIGNER) HELEN ROCK (WRITER AND PLANTSWOMAN)

JIM KILLORAN (CROPCARE), NOEL WALSH & JER DOLAN (WHITES AMENITY) PHOTOS: JOSEPH BLAIRBTME BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) took place in Harrogate this February. The leading UK for greenkeepers was well represented by Irish visitors to the show. The event has a big focus on continuing education for the sector, with seminars being held throughout the week. Of note for HC at the event was the increasing number of robotic grass machinery exhibitors.

JIM HOLDEN & PAT GALAVAN WITH THE TURFCARE TEAM IAN MC CLEMENTS (SPORTS TURF RESEARCH INSTITUTE), COLMAN WARDE (ICL) & MARK HARRIS (HARRIS TURF)

EOGHAN BUCKLEY (CHARLEVILLE GOLF CLUB), COLMAN WARDE (ICL) & JOHN MCMAHON (BALLYNEETY GOLF CLUB) TREVOR PRESTAGE (N.A.D.)

YOUNG HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR IRELAND FINALS

In preparation for the upcoming UK finals being held in Dublin in May, the regional Ireland heats took place in Ardgillen Castle on Thursday 15th of February last. There was a large turnout from colleges across Ireland to support their classmates who made it this far. The questions were not for the faint hearted!

FRANCIS MULHOLLAND (WINNER OF THE IRELAND REGIONAL FINAL OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE; YOUNG HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR 2016) MICHAL SLAWSKI (BORD BIA), DR OWEN DOYLE (CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE) & DR PAUL FITTERS (TEAGASC)

PAT LEONARD (RETIRED LECTURER TEAGASC) & TOM MOORE (UCD) PAUL CAMFIELD, COLIN WARNOCK, MO GARNET (B2B LINKS) DR. MARY FORREST (UCD), MICHAEL HAGAN (ITB) & JOSEPH CROKE (CIT)

IHNSA TROLLEY FAIR

The first trolley fair of 2016 was held at Schram Plants and turned out to be a busy day for all. The positivity of garden retailers and growers was evident to see. Taking the event out to nurseries has been well received by buyers and grower alike. Growers and retailers were also given a presentation on plans for the 'Gromόr' promotional campaign for the coming year.

MICHELLE FLANNERY (BUSY BEE GARDEN CENTRE), NUALA YOUNG (YOUNG NURSERIES) & MARY SKELLY (KILCORAN GARDEN CENTRE) ELAINE FARRELL (IFA) & KIERAN DUNNE (L&K DUNNE NURSERIES)

CHRISTINA MCKENNA, LOUISE MCLOUGHLIN & CAOIMHE GLEESON (EVENTHAUS) JENNY SCHRAM, TIM SCHRAM & PATRICK BEEGAN (SCHRAM PLANTS) COLIN CAMPBELL (CAMPBELL PLANTS) & WIET RENTES (RENTES PLANTS)

NAOMI ROCHE (TULLY NURSERIES), CAROL MARKS (BORD BIA) & NIAMH TULLY (TULLY NURSERIES) PATRICIA & PETER STAM (STAM'S BAMBOO NURSERY) EAMONN WALL (ARBORETIUM)

BRIAN MC DONALD (O'CONNOR NURSERIES) FRED TOWNSEND (TEAGASC), JOHN MCNAMARA & PHILIP MOREAU (GLENBROOK NURSERIES) CARL JONES & THOMAS SMYTH (JONES GARDEN CENTRE)

RENTES

TROLLEY FAIR

There was a large turnout of garden retailers, landscape designers, and local authority personnel at this popular trade plant show, that has built a formidable reputation for quality and the extensive range of plants on offer. Rather than choosing to downsize the show during the recession, they continued to make it bigger and better. Now in its 10th year, the effort that the family and team at Rentes put into this event is beginning to pay dividends.

BRYAN RENTES (RENTES PLANTS) & MICHAEL O'REILLY (THE GARDEN DESIGN SHOP) PHOTOS: JOSEPH BLAIR

LUCY BRENNAN (PARKS FOREPERSON SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL) JONATHON JACKSON, DAVID PORTER, JOE MC CANDLESS, MALCOLM BOWMAN & MARTIN MORGAN (SOUTHERN HEALTH CARE TRUST NI) MATTHEW LOHAN (WOODSTOCK NURSERIES)

MICHAEL O'LOUGHLIN & DANIELLE HENNESSY (REDMONDS GARDEN CENTRE) DEIRDRE CAWLEY & KEVIN KANE (KANE'S GARDEN CENTRE) WITH WEIT RENTES (RENTES GARDEN CENTRE)

ILI LECTURE

- REPRESENTATION AND DRAWING FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

The informative one-hour lecture given by Professor Sabrina Wilk examined current digital visualizations as they are now produced in landscape offices worldwide. The talk also reviewed the reasons leading to today’s graphic uniformity and the resurgence of the atmospheric landscape view.

DIGBY BRADY (LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT) & PROF. DR. SABRINA WILK DEIRDRE PRINCE & PATRICIA TYRRELL (GARDEN & LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION)