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In an historic vote, members of the Landscape Institute elected at an EGM held on 14 July to make fundamental changes to the way in which the organisation, now in its 85th year, is governed.

More than 600 members voted in person or by proxy ahead of

Female prisoners at HMP & YOI Styal have created a show garden at the 2015 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Flower Show Tatton Park (22 – 26 July).

As a result of gardening, they report to be eating and sleeping better, have an improved sense of wel

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Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) has hit the headlines lately with weekly tales of agony, burns and blisters. A native of SW Russia, Giant Hogweed is the big cousin of Hogweed – commonly found in grassland and meadows. It

Following a tailored nutritional programme from Sherriff Amenity, two bowling clubs in Chesterfield can now boast of healthy greens of the highest quality.

Sherriff Amenity not only provide the most comprehensive range of goods and services to the UK

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Anyone Else having trouble getting ahold of Eric Hunter Tools I have purchased lots from them in the past without problems,Last week I ordered and paid for four rakes Delivery within three days when after 9 days they had'nt arrived I left a me

John Daniel, head greenkeeper at Sand Moor Golf Club in Yorkshire, has praised Everris for helping him to maintain the stunning 18-hole course, stating that he is guaranteed a result every time he uses an Everris product.

Five miles to the North of

Formed in 1905 Sleaford Golf Club has an illustrious 100 year history which has been possible thanks to its dedicated greenkeepers who have been constantly committed to providing its members with a first class golf course. Now thanks to the recent pu

Giant hogweed burns children and Plant hazard traced: these may sound like familiar headlines to anyone who has been following the week’s news and pictures showing horrific-looking blisters and sores caused by handling hogweed.

But these two stories

Derek Turner, greenkeeper at Liskeard Bowling Club in Cornwall, wanted to purchase a top quality cylinder mower that could manage the demands of a green that hosts 200 plus games per season. He put the question to fellow greenkeepers in the industry

Clive Leeke, 60, is a hedgelayer, a role he’s performed for the past 25 years. His interest in the craft was first piqued at the age of six, after seeing a pleacher – the colloquial term for someone doing the job – working on a roadside in rural Oxfo

On 8 June 2015 the paper counterpart to the British driving licence was abolished making way for an online system changing the way motorists share their details with employers and car hire companies.

To share their details motorists must generate a c

Climate change risks should be assessed in the same way as threats to national security or public health according to a new report.

For too long the world has seen rising temperatures as a problem of predicting long range weather forecasts.

The autho

The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) will host its annual Forestry and Arboricultural Careers Fair at the 2015 Royal Welsh Show.

The event will showcase the range of careers and courses available across the UK, and provide interactive display o

Dennis and SISIS have recently supported Bowls Scotland in a series of seminars held all over Scotland designed to help club greenkeepers and volunteers maintain their bowling greens.

Bowls Scotland is the national governing body for outdoor lawn bowl

Essex tree specialist company, Oak View Tree Specialists Limited, has been fined after a skip loading dumper overturned severely injuring a worker.

Basildon Magistrates’ Court heard how the injured person, who was an employee at the company, was work

Following the chancellor’s budget statement yesterday, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is delighted to hear that that there are moves afoot to relax the Sunday Trading Laws.

HTA CEO Carol Paris comments, “This could really benefit the hort

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George Osborne has set out plans to cut welfare spending and increase some taxes - but also boost the minimum wage - in the first Tory Budget since 1996.

The Living Wage, which starts at £7.20 next April and rises to £9 an hour by 2020, will be compu

Nick Martin has returned to work at Everris UK as a Technical Area Sales Manager – responsible for the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and West London areas.

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