01 / NEWS CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE ANNOUNCES DATES FOR CONFERENCE & AGM It is going to be a very busy year for Dr Owen PE Doyle who is now installed as the president of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture (Great Britain and Ireland). The dates for the 2017 conference have just been announced and will take place on 13 & 14 October at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin. This year's theme is ‘Healthy Horticulture: Healthy Business, Healthy Food, & Healthy Activities’. This is a good opportunity to meet and network with UK colleagues from across the horticulture spectrum. The event is being sponsored by Bord Bia. The full lineup of speakers and tour itinerary will be announced in the coming weeks. More at horticulture.org.uk k
HTA NATIONAL PLANT SHOW 2017 The HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak, will take place on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 June 2017 at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. Now in its eighth year, the show offers the very best of British plant suppliers all under one roof. The HTA takes a ‘back to basics’ approach, focusing purely on plants at the best time of year for retailers to plan their ranges for the following season. There are opportunities for exporting Irish nurseries at this event, as Tully Nurseries found out in 2013 when they won best new plant award for Hebe ‘Rhubarb & Custard’. More at nationalplantshow.co.uk. ✽
NEW FLORIST OPENS IN
CARRICKMACROSS Another sign of positivity comes with the opening of a new florist in the rural location of Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. The proprietor of the new venture is local man Daryn Cunningham, who has established a number of florists in London and the surrounding areas under the brand ‘James Bernard’. Daryn tells HC that “It's a purely commercial decision and I see lots of opportunity in the recovering Irish market”. More at james-bernard.co.uk. ✽
HORTICULTURE NEWS MAJOR ADARE MANOR PROJECT FOR NANGLE & NIESEN Over the last few months, an exciting project of tree planting has been underway on the Adare Manor estate. Over a thousand trees including English oak, Turkey oak, Hungarian oak, red oak, maples, dawn redwood, beech, copper beech, golden beech, sweet chestnut, horse chestnut and lime trees have been carefully selected, prepared, delivered and planted with the help of tree nursery Nangle & Niesen and landscapers Peter O’Brien & Sons. Ronan Nangle of Nangle & Niesen told HC why the Adare Manor project is so unique in comparison to others. “It is the scale involved. These trees are big. The smallest is in excess of 50cm girth and the largest is in excess of 110cm in circumference. It is the largest movement of domestically grown super large trees (in excess of 60cm) to happen in this country’s history. It is the sheer size of these trees that marks them out, and the fact that they were all grown in Ireland. Some of the Quercus robur (common or English oak) in particular are fantastic specimens. Selecting the trees was a collaborative process between Nangle & Niesen and Adare Manor. In particular, Cian Foley and John McManus of Adare were heavily involved in the selection process, visiting the nursery on numerous occasions and carefully going through the suggested trees. Once the trees were agreed it was a matter of preparing them for lifting and ensuring that the process for managing them was in place. The lifting of trees of this scale takes experience, time and skill. Our special lifting team, working to the agreed hole by hole planting schedule, lifted the trees in sequence while our loading team tied the trees on site and brought them back to the yard for delivery. Loading the trees on to the flatbed 45ft container took place three times a week. Most loads took between four and five trees, but for the very biggest ones, only two could fit on the truck. Work on the 125 extra large trees began on 15 November and the last tree was loaded on 6 February.” More at nangleandniesen.ie ✽
NEW GARDEN INSPIRATION BOOK - DREAM GARDENS BY LEONIE CORNELIUS In Dream Gardens one of Ireland’s leading garden designers, Leonie Cornelius, provides an outline of the skills and inspiration necessary to design a garden space that matches your style, your everyday needs and your gardening desires. Focusing on how a garden makes you feel, Leonie guides you through every step of the design process in expert but clear detail, from discovering the principles of good design to finding the right style and helping you with the practicalities of building your new garden. More than a straightforward how-to guide, Dream Gardens will inspire readers to dream big and create a stunning and truly personalised outdoor space. Leonie Cornelius is one of Ireland’s leading garden designers. Currently a brand ambassador for Woodies, she has worked on the RTÉ Today Show and is a judge on the popular RTÉ Super Garden show. Her designs have won her several show garden medals. As a garden writer, she has written for many magazines and newspapers, including the Irish Independent and Irish Mail on Sunday. More at leoniecornelius.com ✽
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