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As Britain’s best garden designers and horticulturists celebrate their successes at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, a survey from Homebase, one of the UK’s biggest garden retailers, reveals that the nation’s gardening know-how is in danger of be

EU moves to regulate hormone-damaging chemicals linked to cancer and male infertility were shelved following pressure from US trade officials over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal, newly released documents sho

Etesia has announced that all pedestrian, ride-on and brushcutter models will now carry a three year warranty as standard for domestic use, and a two year warranty for commercial use.

"We have always built mowers of exceptional quality, and have total

Andy Croft - head groundsman at Derby County FC, has heaped praise on Complete Weed Control (East Midlands) as the UK’s leading sports and amenity weed control contractor enter their tenth year at working at Pride Park stadium.

Andy first started his

Harlequin ladybirds have been declared the UK’s fastest invading species after reaching almost every corner of the country in just a decade.

The cannibalistic ladybirds were first realised to have reached the UK in 2004 when they were seen in Essex a

Organic farms act as a refuge for wild plants, offsetting the loss of biodiversity on conventional farms, a study suggests.

Fields around organic farms have more types of wild plants, providing benefits for wildlife, say scientists.

The research is l

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I have a customer who I believe to have unrealistic expectations of his garden. As a team, in the Autumn and Winter we have provide a tidy-up/semi restoration service in a garden that has bee

The large crowds around Dan Pearson’s ambitious Chelsea flower show re-imagining of the grounds at Chatsworth House would be advised to enjoy his creation while they can: immediately after winning the award for best show garden Pearson said he might

Plant and flower exports topped £65 million in 2014 and the industry contributes £10 billion a year to the UK economy, employing over 300,000 people from scientists to tree surgeons.

Visiting the Chelsea Flower Show in London to celebrate the UK’s bo

Everris UK has announced the appointment of Phil Collinson as its new Technical Area Sales Manager for the North West.

From technical advice and product recommendations to tailored nutritional programmes; turf professionals who use Everris products re

Britain's front gardens are increasingly turning from green to grey, with almost a quarter now entirely paved over, a survey for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) suggests.

The RHS is launching the its ‘Greening Grey Britain’ report at the Chelse

Look north, and gleaming new towers resemble the skyline of Kuala Lumpur. Turn south, and you are transported into a bucolic corner of 18th-century England. Dense beds of reeds rise from the edge of a lake. A heron stalks the shallows. And if you arr

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The release of the new Roundup ProVantage 480g/L glyphosate herbicide came in with more of a whisper than the usual marketing roar. But certainly gave one last hoorah to the old trusted RoundUp ProBiactive 450 s

Trimax Mowers proved to be of great interest to a large audience at a recent two day event held in Germany by dealer Stavermann.

With a number of branches throughout Germany, Stavermann is a brand associated with quality and reliability. The company’s

People in parts of London and Surrey are being reminded not to approach caterpillars of the oak processionary moth (OPM), which are now emerging in oak trees in these areas.

They are also advised to keep children and animals away from the caterpillar

Everyone knows that lawns are green – but do you know just how green? Great Britain was always renowned as a nation of lawn lovers. Yet in recent decades, the lawn has been regarded as the bête noire of the gardening media. How did this happen? And w

1. Plan a simple program of work. He who fails to plan, plans to fail…even on lawns.
2. Learn and note what works for your lawn. A record of whatever works is invaluable.
3. Begin Spring with a lawn renovation. This helps your lawn to flourish the rest of the y

At the recent Greensleeves conference I had the great honour to meet and talk with many of the franchisees. Their passion for lawn care and for attaining more knowledge was inspiring. And it confirmed what I already knew – that this is the only lawn