I have some sympathy with local councils that year on year must trim their budgets to meet financial constraints.
But my sympathy turns to frustration when I find that it is the softest target – floral displays – that always bear the brunt of such cu
This year is an extra special one for Paul Schooling, who has not only celebrated his 50th birthday, but has also been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for his 31 years public service to looking after some of London's most precious and unique
The Parks Alliance, the UK’s voice of parks, has launched an open call for park testimonials from members of the public in time for this year’s World Parks Day on 19 September.
As the voice of UK parks, the Parks Alliance, is looking to create a li
Natural Paving Products (UK) Ltd’s new Pewter Cobbles have been incorporated into a gold medal-winning garden at the RHS Tatton Park Flower Show 2015.
The company has teamed up with fellow BALI member Greenbelt Landscapes to support garden designers
Today, the Big Lottery Fund announced it will invest a further £20million in England’s public parks and cemeteries, £10million a year until 2018*. Combined with HLF’s commitment of £20m per year under the Parks for People programme in England, this t
ONE OF the UK’s leading commercial nurseries hosted a successful Confor National Nursery Open Day yesterday (September 8, 2015) at its transplants division for its forestry customers.
Wyevale Nurseries Transplants Division in Ledbury opened its doors
Over 100 Landscapers, Nurseries, Local Authorities and Architects from across the UK and further afield made their way to Coles Nurseries on Thursday 3rd September for the biennial Coles Open Day, this year held at Syston, the company’s second larges
Staff at Wyevale Nurseries are celebrating today (September 9, 2015) after its new plant Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’ won the Best Plant Introduction – Nursery Stock Award at the Four Oaks Trade Show.
Wyevale Nurseries based in Hereford entered seven new
Green-tech has been named as one of three finalists for the 2015 Press Business Awards Large Business of the Year.
The awards are in their 25th year and receive entries for 14 categories from businesses across North and East Yorkshire.
Laura Knowlson
Delegates attending a specialised conference dedicated to the subject of non-native invasive plants will be able to see first-hand pioneering field trials where control methods for Japanese knotweed are being researched.
National trade body The Prope
An online forestry careers portal, supported by a wide range of organisations and hosted by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS), is being launched in time for the new academic year.
Developed in partnership with the Forestry Learning and Development Gro
With the pitch at Falkirk FC’s stadium being used ten hours a day and seven days a week, head groundsman Joe Wallace is a busy man. To help him with his maintenance tasks, he relies on a range of SISIS products which are specifically built to fulfil
Following on from the success of its annual Brett Approved Installer Award ceremony, Brett Landscaping has undertaken key research – using opinions and experiences of past and current award-winners – to discover why Brett Approved Installers find the
The pitch at Leicester City’s impressive King Power stadium exceeded Premiership standards all last season with Head Groundsman John Ledwidge saying his relationship with key supplier Everris, part of the ICL Group, as being a major factor.
John’s dre
Shoot, has announced that it has reached a landmark 20,000 plant entries on its online plant database, confirming its position as the essential online reference tool for gardeners from the novice to the expert gardener.
Nicola Gammon, founder and CEO
As the days shorten and the trees don their golden hues, STIHL is there for busy gardeners, helping them prepare for autumn with its ‘Biggest ever chainsaw promotion’. The promotion kicks-off this month until 18th December with a range of free produc
A flower show is using DNA technology to ensure a £1,000 giant tomato prize is not won by a cheating grower.
Organisers of the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show have responded to competitors’ concerns that an unscrupulous gardener might sneak in a rogue v
The experienced Ronnie Frame has returned to Sherriff Amenity as Amenity Specialist, covering Lothians, Central Scotland, Fife and the Scottish borders.
After initially starting his working life as a greenkeeper at Duddingston Golf Club in Edinburgh,
A Nottinghamshire prison has won the coveted Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Windlesham Trophy for the best prison garden in England and Wales.
HMP Whatton, a Category C facility, won the award for a record seventh time, making it the most successf
Etesia has launched two new professional pedestrian rotary mowers – the PHCT and PHCS PRO 46 Evolution models.
Etesia’s pedestrian mowers have been providing efficiency, excellent ergonomics and top quality standards for over 23 years. Designed to of
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