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The UK has experienced a typically English summer, some great sunny days interspersed with lots of rain! But what does this mean for autumn colours?

When will we start to see leaves turning colour and falling? And just how much does the weather aff

UK-based conservationist Miles King will be asking ‘How should we value nature?’ on Wednesday 23 September at Knoll Gardens.
 
Miles has worked in nature conservation for 29 years, leading conservation work for Plantlife, The Grasslands Trust and Bug

BBUK has been chosen as landscape architect for the £13million refurbishment of Preston Bus Station.

The practice's proposal for a multi-purpose new piazza accompanies New York architect John Puttick Associates' design for a home for Preston Youth

John Deere Financial has announced a new finance programme for UK customers of the company’s comprehensive compact tractor range, which includes 1R, 2R, 3R and 4R Series models from 25 to 66hp.

Available to business customers until further notice, th

WYEVALE Nurseries in Hereford is this month (September, 2015) taking its first Amenity/Landscape focused stand to the Four Oaks Trade Show.

The company will be showcasing its extensive range of plant material grown for the amenity market, landscape c

Although there may be a ‘special one’ who grabs the majority of the headlines at Chelsea FC, there is another who is perhaps not quite so much in the spotlight. Both are renowned for being at the top of their game and one is obviously Jose Mourinho;

The market for domestic garden landscaping materials is forecast to see steady growth of 3-4% per annum following a period of volatile market conditions, caused by the economic downturn and weather conditions, particularly affecting the market in 201

ONE OF the UK’s leading commercial nurseries is this month (September, 2015) inviting forestry customers to visit its transplants division as part of Confor National Nursery Open Day.

Wyevale Nurseries Transplants Division in Ledbury is opening its d

Every charity values their supporters – or certainly should do – but in light of the recent news about some charities passing on data, here at Thrive we’d like to reassure all our supporters, our future supporters and the general public that we have

The Landscape Institute has launched a new initiative showcasing rising stars within the profession on its Be A Landscape Architectcareers website.  The new ‘Landscape Showcase’ series will allow the Landscape Institute to identify and celebrate stud

Leading landscape supplier Green-tech is gearing up for a September jam-packed with events, road trips, CPDs and site installations.

 The team hit the road on Thursday 3^rd September and head to Leicester for the James Coles & Sons open day. The even

It seems that the once British of all traditions, the lawn, is going into rapid decline.

One in four homes in the UK paves over or lays artificial grass.

Out of 1,000 homeowners survey, a whopping 10 percent said that they found a lawn a burden and t

A good cup of tea is said to soothe the soul, and it seems that a special brew can perk up plant life just as easily.

An undergraduate student based at the Edinburgh Campus of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has discovered that compost tea is an effe

The new social housing scheme at Kennishead Road in Glasgow, constructed by McKenzie Construction for Glasgow Housing Association, has given the area an impressive transformation with the help of Tobermore.

As well as the newly furnished homes, the gr

A number of industry professionals have started to show their support to SALTEX 2015 by embracing the new ‘GET READY TO LOVE SALTEX’ campaign.

2015 marks the exhibition’s 70th anniversary and as the UK’s biggest exhibition of groundsmanship products a

Crocodile Golf Products has been acquired by a new management team who plan to build on the firm’s 40-year heritage by investing in its staff, plant, equipment and brand.

The company, which manufactures quality cylinders and bottom blades for the gras

Trees covering an area twice the size of Portugal were lost worldwide in 2014, according to an analysis which shows west Africa is becoming a new hotspot for tree cover loss.

Demand for palm oil, used in everything from margarine to shampoo, is blame

As part of an on-going programme to strengthen their sales and customer support service, The Grass Group have made a number of promotions and appointments. 

Following the tradition of promoting staff internally where possible, Robin Sugg has been pr

The new CK3510 (35hp) and CK4010 (40hp) models feature a high displacement Kioti three cylinder,1847cc diesel engine and are offered with either a Manual gear box with 9 forward and 3 reverse gears or a 3 range Hydrostatic transmission. 

Along with

The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has expanded its successful Teaching Trees project into the East Midlands and the National Forest from the start of this academic year (September 2015). 

The move is phase one of a planned expansion across the country