For Adam Rowlands, owner of Turf Doctor Specialists Ltd, maintaining high-quality cricket surfaces is about using the right tools for the job – and when it comes to seed, MM50 from MM Seed is his go-to solution. Based in West London, Turf Doctor Specialists Ltd has been operating for over a decade as a limited company, but Adam brings with him more than 30 years [...]
Following GrowTrade.ie’s 2025 Industry Sentiment Survey, detailed feedback from the nursery and machinery sectors offers valuable insight into how businesses are adapting to current challenges and opportunities in Irish horticulture. Both sectors shared practical perspectives on labour, costs, and sustainability that complement the survey’s broader findings. Labour retention issues Roy Rentes, director of Rentes Plants, shared his insights on labour and production challenges facing the [...]
The 77th AIPH Annual Congress, taking place from 14–18 September 2025 at the NH Collection Ghent in Belgium, will include a dedicated conference on ornamentals production and supply chain sustainability. The morning session will address critical topics including EU legislation, growing media, chemical use, and certification. Keynote speaker Mr Daan de Vries, an Independent Sustainability Consultant, will open the session with a global view on sustainability [...]
The use of one Plant Protection Products (PPP) will become illegal from July 2025. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) Pesticide Registration and Control Division (PRCD), informs the trade on Plant Protection Products (PPP) which have had their registrations revoked or expired, rendering their use illegal. PPP for which registrations have expired or have been or will be revoked and the use [...]
Having just spoken on the main stage at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, award-winning garden designer Peter Donegan returns to Limerick for a special series of talks and live demonstrations at D&M Garden Centre on Sunday, 27 July. The event celebrates the garden centre’s 40 years of service to the community. Four decades of growth The event takes place at D&M [...]
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