HortiTrends Weekly Comment and News Digest - March 18th
- 18 March 2013
Congratulations to Dee Sewell in Greensideup Shortlisted for Green Awards 2013. There are a number of companies representing the horticulture sector including Supernemos who are taking on Microsoft in the Green Awards Shortlists. It is sometimes hard for our sector to get the recognition it truly deserves as the marketeers in all sectors of the economy make a big deal of their green credentials, whether authentic or not. The innovation and environmental developments that have taken place in the last few years has resulted in a leaner meaner horticulture and definitely more environmentally friendly sector. We are the Green Economy.
Tully Nurseries are still taking bookings for their free Amenity Landscape Industry Trends Seminar and Enrich Soil Health Workshop happening this week. It's a big technology day for the company also, as it's the launch of the newly updated website and e-commerce portal which allows the trade improved options to browse and buy plants and sundries online. For those who still love the feel of paper then there will also be the newly launched 2013 Plant Range Catalogue in a postbox near you soon. This too has had and IT update and will be available as an online Flipbook to browse electronically. Niamh Tully explains "It's not just about changing and moving with the latest technology innovations as we are still very much a person to person focused business. We just wanted to give our trade customers more choices to buy plants how and when they want to."
Fascination of Plants Day is another marketing and PR opportunity for our sector that will be happening across Europe soon. The initiative was brought to our attention by Grainne Walsh of Teagasc Kildalton, who are organising an event around the day.
'The goal of this activity is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthused about the importance of plant science for agriculture, in sustainably producing food, as well as for horticulture, forestry, and all of the non-food products such as paper, timber, chemicals, energy, and pharmaceuticals. The role of plants in environmental conservation will also be a key message.' Regardless of your sector there is a chance to promote and engage with the current and next generation of plant enthusiasts on May 18th.
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Today's Articles:
- St. Anne's Park – ISNA Plant Fair – Saturday 23rd March
- IGC Show 2013 - John Stanley
- Cliffs of Moher Shortlisted for National Green Award
- Orchard, Garden & Lifestyle Centre of the Year 2012/2013
- What Should We do About Plastic Waste? New Green Paper Opens EU-Wide Reflection
- Wild Things - The Book
- Tender - CCDP Ltd Now Request Tenders for the Provision of Training in Litter, Waste Mangement and Wildlife
- Tender - Panel for Build and Maintenance of Walking Trails and Cycle Trails for Coillte
Top 10 Most Read Articles:
- Tully Nurseries Amenity Landscape Sector Open Day
- Bord Bia Amenity Horticulture Awards 2013
- Market Trends & Soil Health - Amenity Landscape Seminars at Tully Nurseries Open Day
- McLysaght Nurseries Celebrates 100 Years
- Over Half of Retailers are in Trouble, Survey by Vision-Net Shows
- This Weeks Premium Jobs in Horticulture Ireland
- Choice Careers in Horticulture
- Avoid the Facebook Like-for-Like Brigade - Phillip Voice
- The Worm is Turning for Cork Farmers
- Forestry - Interpol Arrests 200 in Illegal Logging Raid
This Weeks News Articles:
- This Weeks Premium Jobs in Horticulture Ireland
- NEW Tenders for Horticulture in Ireland
- Enrich Workshop at Tully Nurseries 'Amentity Landscape' Open Day
- Bord Bia Plans Irish Food Promotions Around the World
- Greensideup Shortlisted for Green Awards 2013
- Customer Service.... It is About Culture - John Stanley
- Conditions for Greening the Dutch Economy
- Wild Things - Picking Wild Bluebells: Do's and Don'ts
- Fyffes Revenues for 2012 Up Almost 20%
- Commission Wants to Simplify Life for SMEs by Easing the Top 10 Most Burdensome EU Laws
- SuperValu to Create 300 Jobs in Ongoing Expansion
- Revolutionary 'Smart Label' Launched for Food Packaging
- Opening of the Organic Farming Scheme Pivotal for the Development of the Sector says IOFGA
- UK GCA Awards 2013
- Companies that adopt "Lean and Green Manufacturing"
- Wild Things - Why Do Flowers Smell?
- Cosmos 'Pink Popsocks': New from Nicky's Nursery - Graham Rice
- Tender - Supply and Delivery of Timber Forestry Poles
- Teagasc Forestry eNews
- ECLAS Conference
- Wild Things - Three Arctic Alpine Paradises
- Fascination of Plants Day
- An Taoiseach Enda Kenny Officially Opens Rehins Neighbourwood, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
- Minister Welcomes New Ecocem Plant Opening
- Tender - Forestry Survey and Business Research Services
- TCD Botany Research - A Strategy for Irish Water Sustainability - Jennifer Brady
- New Trends - John Stanley
- Apps Open - MSc Environmental Technology - UCD
- Retail Excellence Ireland Welcomes Action Plan for Jobs 2013 but Warns that More Needs to be Done
- Climate Change Legislation Gives Agri-Sector a Realkistic Chamce of Achieving Food Harvest Targets
- Building Customer Confidence through Transparency & Authenticity
- James Joyce Tulip Portrait to Bloom in the National Botanic Gardens
- Ideas in Food 2013
- Famine Potato to Make Historic Comeback
Thank You
Joseph ( Editor at HortiTrends)