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Wednesday 22 June 2011
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Dr Cathering Horwood's stories about Gardening Women
Catherine Horwood always loved the themes that focussed on women's interests and trained to a very high standard of journalism
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/horwood-and-her-gardening-women.html

Cleaner air in London, how ClientEarth are getting up your nose
London air is still the most polluted air in the country
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/london-air-quality.html

Karl gets decked out for Garden ER on Channel 5
Keep an eye out for the decking featured on the new Channel 5 programme, Garden ER, set to start on Wednesday, July 13
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/karl-garden-er-channel-5.html

European budget threat to UK bird habitat
The RSPB is concerned that the European Union is considering scrapping payments to farmers
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/european-budget-threat-to-uk-bird-habitat.html

Know your insects this summer and become an entomologist
From the wild, weird and wonderful, to mini-beasts, bugs and beasties
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/insect-surveys.html

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Creating Landscapes trade show 25-26 October 2011
The only event centric to the landscape and horticulture industry
http://www.creatinglandscapes.org.uk/

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HMRC warning about 'phishing' emails
Be on the look out for scam emails
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/hmrc-warning-phishing-emails.html

Our Forests campaign confronts the Forestry Advisory Panel
The seven members of Our Forests include former leaders in the Friends of the Earth movement
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/our-forests-campaign-forestry-advisory-panel.html

E.Coli to cost British farming in excess of £2.5 million say the NFU
Board chairman, Sarah Pettitt (pictured) said: “The situation for British growers has deteriorated significantly
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/ecoli-to-cost-british-farming-in-excess-of-25-million-say-the-nfu.html

Atlas maps ladybirds across UK and Ireland
Some ladybird species in the UK are struggling in the face of alien bugs and insects
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/atlas-ladybirds-uk-ireland.html

Londoners urged to help boost bee numbers
The Capital Bee campaign comes at a time when bee numbers are in serious decline
http://www.landscapejuice.com/2011/06/londoners-boost-bee-numbers.html

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Brian's Garden Maintenance replied to Brian's Garden Maintenance's discussion Revive a lawn
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Billybop replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing
"i quite like photinia, quick to get to a good size, yes not so dense but it depends on the customer's requirements, to me its like the difference between solid wood fence and a trellis with plants on, still marks the boundary but not as…"
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John F replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing
"Is this an isolated stretch of privet Clive or all the privet in general ? 
Worrying if it's all the local privet , I know of flourishing privet over 70 years old .
Do you know when the affected privet was last pruned , I am thinking is it stressed…"
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Ian Harvey replied to clive bates's discussion Privet hedges dieing
"I would agree with Peter's suggestion of Grisilinia. I have some in a mixed shrub hedge, and it makes an excellent hedge. It's quite fast growing, but upright in growth as well, meaning that it keeps its shape well without too much side shoots…"
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Hi Has anyone got the same problem we have in our area in Warwickshire, the privet hedges atleast 40years old or more are dieing, I appreciate the dry weather hasn't helped but this looks like the same as what's destroying the box hedging.And any…
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Privet hedges dieing

Hi Has anyone got the same problem we have in our area in Warwickshire, the privet hedges atleast 40years old or more are dieing, I appreciate the dry weather hasn't helped but this looks like the same as what's destroying the box hedging.And any…

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