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Ten years ago, Graeme ‘Scooter’ Wicks, managing director of Total Pitch Care in Perth, Australia, was looking for a high quality cricket mower. As a contractor with the task of maintaining a number of cricket venues, he needed a mower to keep the fac

British Flowers Week 2015 will run from Monday 15 June to Friday 19 June 2015.

Now in its third year, British Flowers Week is the national celebration of seasonal, locally-grown flowers and foliage that is uniting the UK cut flower industry and spark

Gas and electricity supplier, First Utility, more than 2,000 Britons what they put their energy into, and gardening came out top.

Gardening was a surprise winner, topping the list of your favourite outdoor pursuits with 37.5% of the vote. And First U

An online “one stop shop” of facts and figures has been launched to help improve business planning and decision-making throughout the Welsh commercial horticulture sector.

Supply chain efficiency project Horticulture Wales, which is headed up out of

Just like your interior accommodation, the outside room that is your garden needs to fulfill a number of functions, which means there is a strong risk that outdoor based clutter can sometimes be at odds with the desired stylish alfresco living settin

One of Britain’s most recognisable and unique species, the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is unfortunately becoming increasingly rare to find. For fifteen years, People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has been actively working to halt the decline

A school operator and a cleaning contractor have both been fined, after a man sustained permanent spinal injuries while felling a tree on school grounds in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

The 59 year-old from Gerrard’s Cross, was using a chainsaw to f

When your dedication to cut flowers rivals Elton John’s, the eco dilemmas come thick and fast. The global horticultural industry is huge.

At the Aalsmeer flower auction in Holland, 20m stems change hands every day. In the week before Valentine’s Day

Everris UK has announced the appointment of Kevin Whitby as its new Marketing Communications Co-ordinator.

Kevin has over 14 years’ industry experience after holding a number of similar roles. After initially starting his career in distribution, Kevin

With education set to play a major role at SALTEX 2015 (4-5 November, at the NEC near Birmingham) through the Institute of Groundsmanship’s (IOG) Learning Live initiative, seminar content is taking shape with details of the Young Groundsmen’s Confere

It was one of the jewels in the crown of Georgian London: a building so unusual that a suspicious public were unconvinced it would remain standing when it was built in 1762.

Designed at the height of the eighteenth century craze for Chinoiserie, The

Parents are turning their gardens into mini-playgrounds in an attempt to lure their children outside, according to new research.

The Britain at Home report from Lloyds Bank Insurance revealed that UK homeowners with children have spent an average of

An exhibition at Horniman Museum in London is to show the dangers to cats and dogs of a number of garden flowers and plants.

The Poisonous Pawtanical Garden has been created by More Than insurance to raise awareness of the dangers of pets being poiso

Heathfield Community School in Somerset sought expert help with their full size sand based artificial pitch after the aging surface was starting to show signs of wear and tear. The school turned to Replay Maintenance, who soon delivered on everything

Persimmon Homes, one of the UK's leading house builders, have recently developed a stunning new housing project, Martello Park, located in Pembroke, South Wales. Constructed with nostalgic Country Stone walling products from Tobermore, the homes evok

Pellenc has launched the Selion C21 HD chainsaw - the lightest professional pruner on the market at just 2kgs.

Pruning requires specialised knowledge and suitable equipment. Pellenc offers arborists a model that will meet their expectations in terms o

As garden designers my colleague, Mark Rendell, and I carried out a research project in 2013 to answer a simple question, "Why aren't care home gardens more actively used?", particularly for dementia, and even when they meet the latest guidance. Thro

Following a successful appearance at last year’s Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition, Dennis and SISIS has announced they will be returning to exhibit once again.

The Conference and Trade Exhibition, takes place at the Crowne Plaza in

Citizen science and new technology are being combined in the fight against tree disease as part of Observatree, a new project launched this spring aiming to help protect the UK’s trees, woods and forests from harmful pests and diseases – existing or

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