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HortiTrends Weekly Comment and News Digest - February 8th
- 08 February 2013
Nurseries in Ireland will be checking out the attendance of garden centres at Rentes Spring Show next week to get a measure of the confidence that is out there. They will be hoping that the sector is positive as Mike Devitt of Newlands Garden Centre recently reported to REI Retail Excellence Ireland "The Christmas trade was quite buoyant during December but the focus was on Christmas goods as opposed to general goods, for example nursery was down. The trend was towards artificial trees more so than real trees. From talking to colleagues in the UK, our Christmas retail experience seems to be on a par with theirs". While showing a very slight decline on 2011 figures overall, it was not as bad as some expected.
The GCAI have carved out a very nice membership deal for its members which also includes access to REI benefits and data. The inability of Garden Centres in general to benchmark against other retail sectors has been its 'Achilles Heel' for quite some time. The nurseries should, if not already avail of similar bench-marking data that is available from the HTA for the UK sector. It could easily be adapted to take account of any differences that may exist. Businesses will become meaner and leaner which in theory should make the sector more export orientated and competitive. This could happen through leadership and finance assistance from the Skillnets Opens Applications for €500,000 Training Fund.
Never give up on a dream. Ian Prices Garden Design 'One 4 the Journey...' Gets Hampton Court Approval shows the metal of this man. Throughout his struggles with depression Ian has continued to develop his business while also finding the time to design and create thought provoking show gardens. He is a good bet for potential sponsors out there in terms of positive PR exposure and value. There is also another way to go for Gold in Your Chance to Design a Show Garden for RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
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Today's Articles:
- Tributes Paid to the Late Shane McEntee in Dáil
- Ian Prices Garden Design 'One 4 the Journey...' Gets Hampton Court Approval
- Notices - Petition to Appoint an Examiner: B&Q Ireland Limited
- Notices - Petition to Wind Up: 1-800 Flowers Limited
- Trust President, Professor Kevin B. Nowlan, Dies Aged 91
- Your Chance to Design a Show Garden for RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
- Organic Food in France: A Fundamental Consumer Trend
- Institute of Technology Blanchardstown - FETAC's New Scoring System from 2013
- Wilderness in a Modified European Landscape: Conference, 14th -16th May in Westport
- 48% of Farmers have No Identified Successor - Land Mobility and Succession in Ireland Study Launched
- "Grower Academy is our Partnership for the Producer and the Entire Supply Chain" Monsanto
Top 10 Most Read Articles Last Week:
- Connaught Gold Statement on Accident
- Holly Trees - John Lord
- 'Bella Bloom' Garden Centre Catalogue Launched
- Dunsland Garden Centre & Gardens Cease Trading
- This Weeks Premium Jobs in Horticulture Ireland
- John Stanley's Practical Retail Solutions Newsletter - January 2013
- Van Der Wel Family & Cappagh Nurseries Celebrate 45 Years in Business
- Strimmers and Mowers Leave Council Workers Suffering from HAV Syndrome
- NEW Tenders for Horticulture in Ireland
- Simple Ways to Keep Yourself Organised and on Top of Your Workload
This Weeks News Articles:
- This Weeks NEW Jobs in Horticulture Ireland
- NEW Tenders for Horticulture in Ireland
- HS2 Tree Planting Attracts Widespread Criticism
- Evening Gardening Course: February 2013
- New Support Levels Announced for Solar and Biomass Renewable Electricity
- Irish Horticultural Produce may be at Risk of Failing European Maximum Levels (MLs) for Cadmium (Cd)
- Greenmount Campus Spring Open Day
- Dublin City Council Launches Third Annual Sustainability Report
- 'Major' Sculptures Announced for Craigavon
- Build your Own Earth Oven 2-Day Course
- A Common Theme in Retail Design? - John Stanley
- Obituary: Peter Beales
- Britain in Bloom 2013 Finalists Announced
- Irish Potatoes Exhibit at International Trade Fair
- Training the Trainers for Botanical Tutors and Course Leaders
- Small Business Embedding Sustainability in SMEs
- Action to Protect our Iconic Trees from Disease
- Resilient Forests for the Future – Tree Breeding and Climate Change
- Sign the Petition for an International Landscape Convention
- Éamon De Buitléar January 22 1930 – January 27, 2013
- £1.3m/ €1.5m Funding Available to Cross-Border Business Partnerships
- Examinership for B&Q Ireland
- Hunting Brook Gardens Newsletter
- Cooperating Across Boundaries: Resilience, Imagination, Vision & Information – Conference
- Dirty Tricks in Allotment Wars
- Call for Fracking to be Banned Across Ireland
- Greenmount Campus - Prospective Students
- Long-Term Unemployed to be Given Jobs as Council Workers
- Trees4Future Partners Gather in Berlin
- New Campaign Released by Fair Flowers Fair Plants 'Living a Fair Future'
- GLDA Welcomes New Members
- Irish Primrose Claddagh Wins International Perennial Award
- Fabric of Life: BT's Florals to Put a Spring in Your Step - Fashion
- Germany: More Ordering Activities at IPM Essen
- Dunderry Park Recruiting Volunteers for Its Garden Project
- Skillnets Opens Applications for €500,000 Training Fund
- My GIY Life – Gary Graham
- Complete Cob Building 9-Day Course
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