Growtrade.ie Newsletter - September 12, 2019

Record number of women enter agriculture training in Teagasc Kildalton

Careers | 2019 sees the enrolment of 13 female students in the Certificate in Agriculture Level 5, a significant increase from just two in 2014.

Lawn Care Legends return for SALTEX 2019

Sports & Parks | The Lawn Care Legends networking event for landscapers and gardeners will be returning to SALTEX 2019 which will take place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, October 30-31.

Donegal CoCo invites landscapists to tender for N56 project

Landscape | Donegal County Council seeks a professional landscape contractor for the planting and maintenance of hedgerows, trees, and shrubs along a section of the N56.

The winners round-up from Glee 2019

Retail | Eleven new garden products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Showcase 2019.

The latest innovation from Johnsons Lawn Seed

Horticulture | Quick Lawn with Accelerator-treated seed delivers 38% more grass within the first seven days, compared to non-coated seed, by directing a carefully formulated blend of bio-stimulants in the seed coating into the seed.

Nangle and Niesen to hold open day

In 2018, attendees were drawn from both the public and private sectors with local authorities, landscape architects, garden designers, and landscape contractors all well represented.

Northern Ireland Tree of the Year shortlist revealed

An invisible tree, and a pair of sibling Yews – are just two of six trees shortlisted by the Woodland Trust in the search for Northern Ireland’s Tree of the Year 2019.

Final 2019 ISNA Plant Fair set for Cork

The sixth and final Irish Specialist Nursery Association (ISNA) Plant Fair of 2019 will take place in Fota House and Gardens, County Cork, on September 15.