Our Nursery Team
The whole team at Caragh Nurseries are passionate about growing trees and plants and like nothing better than assisting you find the right trees, plants and hedging for your garden.
JO MCGARRY SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR
Jo heads up the team that answer your emails, telephone calls and giving you all the information and advice needed with your gardens and designs. Planning and designing new stock items as well as being the cdreative direction of our in-house Outdoor furniture brand, Finn&Elder. Rarely getting the opportunity to get her hands dirty these days but still has the love and passion for gardens that she hopes to pass on to their next generation.
IAN MCGARRY MANAGING DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
Ian’s love of all things trees and gardens is evident immediately and his passion but practicality when it comes to designing gardens is what sets him apart. A graduate of Warrenstown Horticultural College and a wealth of invaluable experience when it comes to growing, designing and planting. As the team grows, Ian’s knowledge of Producing Quality Plants on the nursery is being shared and passed on.
David Hearne Operations Manager
David focuses mainly on our off-site activities and his team of plantspeople and landscape contractors; a team of guys who all share his great can-do attitude but carry it out with great attention to detail and always with a friendly and calm disposition. Again with plenty of experience, don’t be afraid to ask for his advice or suggestions on how to get the most out of your plants and garden.
Borja Jerez Marin Despatch Manager
Every tree, plant, edging shrub and pot that is ordered is picked and checked by Borja and his team and each truck or van is loaded to ensure that the plants arrive in the best possible condition to you. Borja trained in horticulture in Spain and during his university degree carried out his placement year with Caragh Nurseries before returning to his home country to graduate. He returned once he secured his degree and has been with us here ever since, working his way up to his current role.
Sean Murray Field Production Manager
Sean runs our field production nursery. Everything from planting and pruning to staking then lifting again is done by Sean and his team. During Rootballed season, from November to March is Sean’s busiest time, lifting bare-root and rootballed trees and hedging from our 50+ acres of fields, currently under full time production. Sowing of new crops is carried out in September and then again in March, always making sure we have the right stocks for future years and the nursery keeps growing.
Niall Farrell Nursery General Manager
Niall manages our production teams for the containerised nursery and maintains the general day to day running and strategic planning of the nursery. Niall is one of the newer members of the team and comes with a wealth of experience for us to draw on and is the perfect mentor. We are very lucky to have Niall managing, what is this key part of the business as we make the continued growth stages necessary to grow our in-house production to new heights.
Ella McGarry Sales & Marketing Director, Finn & Elder
Ella has been around the family business for as far back as she remembers, the oldest of the four, next generation McGarry’s. When she completed her degree in Business & Economics in Trinity and then studied an MA in Fashion Marketing in London, her experience was invaluable as the business grew. She is currently expanding the Outdoor furniture brand into the UK and Europe and has been instrumental in the expansion of Caragh Nurseries in England too.
Derek O'Connor Trade Sales Manager
Derek is responsible for all trade clients, landscapers and nurseries ensuring that, like everything with an Online only business, the client knows exactly what stock we have and that they understand how it will look, when they receive it. Our team of trained horticultural experts that work with Derek; Inge, Jenny, and Roisin are always happy to assist with sending you any images or information that you need to make the right choice, for trade or for our many retail customers.
