Just Call Me Peter

I have been a member of the Institute of Horticulture since I was about 23 years old. Sounded really good at that age [and in that era] to have Peter Donegan AI Hort [now MI Hort] for a name and title.
But what does MI Hort mean, to you or to me? Is it really doing [...]

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Landscaping In Ireland ….?

I saw this yesterday courtesy of Grandad….
I saw this today courtesy of Philip….
I’m beginning to wonder…. but, as I have said many times before, [my journey in] horticulture was never for the quick buck and as we sun tanned Paddy’s are well aware…. the weather has always been something to rely upon in this country [...]

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Trade Associations for Garden Related Firms

There is no particular reason for this poll as such. It is however a real way to find out an overall public perception in relation to ‘garden’ related trade associations and just how aware people are of them or not.
I would ask [very politely... ] those involved in the trade if you could [...]

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Irish Gardening Online…?

I remember reading an article posted online by good friend and nursery man Pat Fitzgerald. It was about trying to promote the gardening industry. Here’s a little taster of what Pat had to say….
…we collect last years good condition gardening magazines and make some beneficial use of them instead of hoarding them. Why not distribute [...]

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Some Irish Birds…

The weather outside is absolutely freezing… it has been for some time now and today the snow fell in Ballyboughal heavy enough to concern me. With that in mind I had reckoned I should do a post on some things frost[y] related.
In what I can only describe as a sincerely very welcome press release [and [...]

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