We are delighted to introduce you to some of the Growers participating in the Green Cities Europe Campaign in Ireland!

Meet Mark O’Rahilly! 👋

Mark O’Rahilly works in sales at Uniplumo Ireland Ltd. Uniplumo was founded in 1969 and is now operating on three sites near Swords, Co. Dublin. The nursery grows around 6 million plants a year under glass and produces a wide range of plants from potted plants to six packs bedding, roses, perennials, scr...

Please note that the nominations process has now closed for 2023.

The Green Cities Europe Award 2023 national competition is now open for submissions!

We love hearing about great green landscaping projects in Ireland, and now we want to celebrate them.

[caption id="attachment_95234" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Children at the announcement of the opening of the Green Cities Award submission period, Phoenix Park Visitors Centre, Dublin. ...

Meet Larry and Mary Doran! 👋

Larry and Mary are the directors of Doran Nurseries. LTD in co. Kildare. Doran Nurseries specialises in heathers. The nursery grows 150 varieties and about a million heathers a year. 🐝

“Some of the sustainability initiatives we have undertaken are recycling of all our pots. We have a supplier come and take all plastic away, so it is all put back into the system” – Mary Doran

Doran nursery supplies to county council...

We would love to highlight our Growers participating in the Green Cities Europe Campaign in Ireland!

Meet Val Farrell! 👋

“The B is for Bridie, my partner, V is for Val, so B&V nurseries is what we are.”

Val is managing director of B&V Nurseries. Val and his wife Bridie established their nursery in 1989 on a small piece of land on Val’s father's farm in Man of War, Co. Dublin. Driven by their love for growing plants Val and Bridie have been run...

Meet the Irish Growers participating in the #GreenCitiesEurope Campaign in Ireland - hello to Tim Schram! 👋

Tim Schram is Managing Director of Schram Plants Ltd. A family business, Schram Plants was established around 1983, now led with director, Paddy Beegan.

Schram Plants is a wholesale supplier to parks departments, local authorities and county councils as well as garden centers.

As a local business, the nursery is involved with some of the...

MDO Architects gave the Green Cities Campaign a tour of their winning green space in Dublin

🌱 McCauley Daye O'Connell Architects recently received a European award of recognition for being named Irish National Winner of #GreenCitiesIRL 2022.

[caption id="attachment_95217" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] MDO Architects celebrating their Green Cities 2022 Award at the winning project, The Opus Building. in Dublin, Ireland.[/caption]

“It has b...