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HORTICULTURE NEWS GLDA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 2019 SPEAKER LINE-UP ANNOUNCED The title of the 2019 event is
nursery ‘A Cottage Garden’ promoted old
‘GARDENING ON THE EDGE’ –
cultivars and wild plants alike. Both see
Rewilding green spaces. The statistics
gardens as a form of artistic expression,
are stark - Wild animal populations
and together, they manage the little
have plummeted by 60% in 44 years
world they created like a theatre stage,
– WWF Habitat loss, degradation
where wild plants and straight species of
and the resulting climate change are
perennials are given the lead role.
the main causes. In Ireland broadleaf woodland make up only 2% of our
DUSTY GEDGE
tree cover. Species-rich grasslands
Dusty Gedge has been instrumental
have declined by 97%. Two-thirds of
in promoting green roofs in the UK.
the population are now living in urban
This grew out of work with the London
areas. With urbanisation comes less
Biodiversity Partnership and his work
green space and more concrete. We are
on conserving the black redstart. This
living on the edge and it has become
work culminated in the formation
impossible to ignore. If we are living on
of Livingroofs.org, the UK’s first
the edge, then we are also gardening
independent green roof organisation.
on the edge. Is there something more
Livingroofs.org is the number one
we could do on an individual level and
website on green roofs in the UK had
collectively to help restore lost habitats
has campaigned successfully for a
and restore dwindling populations of
distinct living roof policy in London.
animals, birds and insects. Do we really need a concrete driveway or a pristine mown lawn? Could we have species-rich grassland on our roofs where grounddwelling birds might find refuge? Could we plant more native trees and plants in our gardens?
KEVIN SLOAN Kevin Sloan is a landscape architect, urban planner and writer with international scope, located in Dallas, Texas. He is the founder and director of Kevin Sloan Studio, a design studio principally concerned with the urban
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
design and landscape architectural
MONIQUE & THIERRY DRONET
city and its new and unprecedented
problems generated by the metropolitan formation. He has taught architecture,
Berchigranges garden, located in the
urban design and landscape architecture
Vosges mountains in eastern France, is
at a number of universities and colleges,
the fruit of the complicity of two plant
including as a visiting professor at
enthusiasts constantly learning from
Syracuse University in Florence, Italy.
the observation of nature. Thierry, best
He has contributed numerous journal
described as a landscape anarchitect,
articles and is a former columnist on
gave a new life to the site - a former
architecture and design for Dallas
quarry and spruce plantation. He set up
Downtown Business News.
a great variety of areas and of habitats in the garden, where he started to bring
The event takes place on the 23
native plants from the surrounding
February in the Crowne Plaza
mountains. He eventually brought in a
Conference Centre, Santry, Dublin 9.
local plantswoman, Monique, whose
More at glda.ie
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CONNECT WITH GARDEN RETAIL AND DIY SUPPLIER’S AT HARDWARE SHOW 2019 The Show has become the largest and most important event for the sector, both in Ireland and the wider UK/Ireland marketplace. The 2017 Show at the RDS Simmonscourt was the largest show ever with 163 exhibitors, over 3,800 sqm of space sold, and 2,000+ visitors during the course of the two-day event. With increased activity in both the commercial and residential building sectors as well as continued growth in the renovation, maintenance and improvement of buildings and homes, the 2019 Hardware Show will continue to be the leading show for retailers and merchants across Ireland. Among confirmed exhibitors targeting garden retailers are Hygeia, NAD and Westland. The event takes place on the 17th to 18th of February 2019 at Citywest, Dublin. More at thehardwareshow.ie
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