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A new species of wild flower, Hieracium attenboroughianum, Attenborough’s Hawkweed, which was found a decade ago in the central Brecon Beacons in South Wales has been named in honour of Sir David Attenborough.

This is the first time that a new plan

Jason Cooper, Head Greenkeeper at Leamington & Country Golf Club, has chosen to purchase a SISIS Rotorake TM1000 scarifier and SISIS Variseeder 1300 tractor mounted seeder to help maintain the club’s highly commended greens and tees.

Formed in 1908, L

Burnley F.C reached the highest tier in English football at the start of this season after being promoted to the Barclay’s Premier League. Now rubbing shoulders with some of the finest teams in the country, the club has turned to Dennis to help keep

How much do ride on mowers cost?

Secondhand ride on lawnmowers can be bought from as little as a few hundred pounds from the likes of Ebay and such, however – unless you are very lucky, these are often not a financially sound investment as generally n

Replay Maintenance, market leaders in providing artificial surface maintenance solutions, has been praised for its “thoroughness” after solving a drainage problem on a water-based artificial turf hockey pitch at Tonbridge School in Kent.

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Police are advising people to be vigilant if approached at home by unknown workmen saying they can carry out garden landscaping improvements to their property.

The so called ‘vogue’ landscapers promise unsuspecting householders they can offer a compl

An Etesia ride-on mower recently marked a significant milestone in the company’s history as the last ever Hydro 100 MVEHH rolled off the production line in France.

The Hydro 100 made its revolutionary appearance back in 1989 as the first ride-on mower

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Campaign for School Gardening has launched its annual search for the most talented and inspiring school gardeners in the fourth RHS School Gardeners of the Year competition.

Schools across the UK are invited to n

A retired gardener took his own life after a change in the benefits system that left him owing more than £800 to his local council in London, an inquest has heard.

Newham council admitted a failure to deal with Malcolm Burge’s benefit issue because o

The Greater London Authority (GLA) should be granted powers to create new garden suburbs in partnership with county councils surrounding the city to help meet the capital's future housing needs, a report by the London Assembly's Conservative group h

SALTEX 2015 has seen a huge amount of exhibitor bookings from a wide range of sectors in recent weeks. Companies representing forestry, play, groundscare machinery, artificial surfaces, natural turf and landscaping products can all be seen by visitin

The dust has barely settled after a busy BTME and it's time for the Six Nations once again. All eyes will be on the magnificent Millennium Stadium and the new Desso pitch which will be under the spotlight. Following a recent visit by Complete Weed Co

British Flowers Week, the annual campaign to promote British flowers and foliage, 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 foli

We are currently laying a granite patio and are wondering about trying something new for grouting/pointing it.

We have previously used a product by a company called Steintec - which worked out well but was wondering what other people use, we know we c

Landscape Construction firm, Ground Control, recently began work to update and renovate Chelmsford City Centre to make the area more user-friendly and update the look and feel. 

Working closely with the main contractor, Denne Construction, the team wo

Pam Lewis has worked with meadows and grassland all her life. Her own garden, Sticky Wicket in Dorset, was made famous by her book Making A Wildflower Meadow, first published in 2003 and now out in paperback. Sticky Wicket is composed of eight meadow

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Coventry University have launched a joint study to look at the effects gardening tools, combined with different gardening tasks, have on the physical health of gardeners.

The research, the first of its kind i

Fourteen of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2000, according to the UN World Meteorological Organisation, as rising carbon emissions continue to trap heat and drive climate change.

The WMO’s new analysis narrowly places 2014 as the