Leading British manufacturer Dennis Mowers has won a prestigious order to supply over thirty G860 34” professional cylinder mowers, complete with a range of interchangeable cassettes, to help prepare all twelve stadia at the forthcoming 2014 FIFA Wor
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More than 20,000 crops from more than 100 nations have arrived at a "Doomsday vault" in the Arctic Circle.
The latest delivery coincides with the sixth anniversary of the frozen depository in Svalbard, which now houses more than 800,000 samples.
The
The book belonged to a woman named only as Lizzie and was used by her to keep flowers that her soldier boyfriend sent home from the battlefield.
The man, who is referred to as 'Bert' sent the cuttings to the young woman by post while he fought in the
An article on the Guardian website provides evidence of how alien species can be unintentionally spread around, caused merely walking in a particular area and picking up spores (or seeds) on footwear.
"Scientists have discovered an unexpected leftove
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Special paving stones will be laid in the home towns of every UK soldier awarded the Victoria Cross as part of 2014's World War I centenary events.
The specially-commissioned stones will be given to councils in the areas where the VC rec
The theme of the 2013 World Day to Combat Desertification is drought and water scarcity.
Freshwater is valuable. Of all the water on Earth, only 2.5 per cent is freshwater. And of all this freshwater, the total usable supply for ecosystems and human
World Environment Day is approaching and Ambius suggests 6 plants that improve the air quality of an indoor environment. World Environment Day (WED) is one of the principal ways through which the United Nations – through their Environment Program (UN
Reflecting the current economic climate, the concept behind the Austerity Garden is high design on a low budget. In being innovative with affordable materials the garden will showcase creative design solutions. Rather than disguis
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“Gardening programmes tend to be very ‘traditional’ white middle-class in their attitude towards gardening”, Julia Sargeant said in an interview after she won gold at Chelsea Flower Show in 2016. She was the first black gardener to design…
Studies report that burglary is one of the most emotionally impactful crimes to be a victim of. The prevention of being succumbed to it is always at the back of our minds – is anything on show? Are all the windows closed? Did you definitely lock…
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It is not possible to compost or send to green waste Praxys treated grass, only option is to use a mulching mower until it is…"
Selective lawn herbicides and composting clippings
A customer wants a weed treatment on their lawn but they also like to compost the clippings after each mow. The product I use states not safe for composting (Praxys). I can't spot spray as there are a lot of bittercress hidden within the grass. Will…
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Hi all,Would anyone consider helping me collect some soil management experience data? I'm in my third year of studying for the RHS Master of Horticulture and for my dissertation I'm researching soil management - I’m hoping to obtain some first-hand…
Read more…Anvil / Deflector nozzle - Berthoud sprayer
I've recently bought the Berthoud Vermorel. I did a test run on concrete using the anvil nozzle (blue) and the spray appears quite stripey on the ground. There appears to be more liquid on each edge and up the middle, basically 3 thick lines (hope…
Read more…High tip mowers
Hello everyone I'm looking at buying a high tip mower, currently running an iseki low tip wondered which one people rate?Needs to be able to tip into my tipper trailer solely for leaf collection time sides are 1.8m from ground but could tip in back…
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