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Escape the winter cold and enter the steamy Princess of Wales Conservatory, at Kew Gardens, for a truly beautiful orchid festival.

Orchids use extraordinary means to tempt, exploit and attract their pollinators: Colour, shape and smell all play a r

Trees need to play a more important role in town planning, said architect and masterplanner Sir Terry Farrell upon his appointment as trustee of The Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG).

Sir Terry Farrell claims the value of trees, and the many benef

Grass lawns soak up carbon dioxide, which is stored in the soil after the cut grass rots and so, like trees, they are considered good for the planet. But Dr Chuanhui Gu of Appalachian State University in the US says that once the energy expended by m

GARDEN centres last year (2014) saw the biggest rise in sales in less traditional areas of trade according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade results.

Shoppers kitted out their gardens with furniture and enjoyed plenty of bar

See exotic butterflies take flight amongst the flowers and fruit of the nectar plants in the tropical paradise of the Glasshouse. The tree ferns, tall palms, lush-leaved creepers and dazzling flower displays give an air of expectation and drama – li

US scientists are asking the public to join them in their quest to mine the Earth's soil for compounds that could be turned into vital new drugs.

Spurred on by the recent discovery of a potential new antibiotic in soil, the Rockefeller University tea

(image: Walled garden in the 1960's)

Mount Stewart’s world famous house and gardens are set to be reunited with their historic demesne after more than 50 years.

The news comes as the National Trust today announced plans which will see the area which

Gorky Park

Andrew Harland
Landscape Architect, Senior Partner of LDA Design

Apply now to be part of the Beautiful Boarders Competition at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2015

Beautiful Borders are unique to BBC Gardeners' World Live, providing an opportunity for horticultural students and budding gardeners to experience the design,

Leicestershire CC, have purchased a TurfTeq grass edging machine to add to the two owned by their highways contractors, Tarmac National Contracting.

The machines are  used, mainly during the autumn and winter, to trim grass and soil that has encroach

The numbers are in. The year 2014 – after shattering temperature records that had stood for hundreds of years across virtually all of Europe, and roasting parts of South America, China and the Russian far east – was the hottest on record, with global

Designed by Kevin Brady Architects, the redevelopment of the Rochdale Campus at Hopwood Hall College is phase one of a highly impressive £19 million overhaul at the educational facility which includes a spectacular new landscape featuring an expanse

Back in December, Area Sales Manager, Chris Swan attended the BASIS Amenity Horticulture Turf course at STRI, the leading sports turf consultancy.

The results have been announced this week and Green-tech is delighted that Chris has passed this presti

Britain’s safety watchdog is marking its 40^th anniversary with an appeal for businesses to make the wellbeing of workers their top priority for the new financial year.

Nationally, across Great Britain, there were 133 deaths at work in 2013/14, more t

Employers who failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage have been named by Business Minister Jo Swinson.

A total of 37 employers were found to owe workers a total of over £177,000 in arrears and have been charged financial penalties total

See the designs and briefs for the Show Gardens featuring at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 including an exciting show garden debut.

RHS: Show gardens 2015

If you are installing a Mediterranean style garden this year and you would like pots to compliment your design, simply email info@theterracottapotcompany.com  and we'll send you an e-catalogue and trade price list covering all of our hand made, frost

A TREE surgeon has spoken of his ‘massive relief’ after winning a four-year legal battle following an accident that left him with serious injuries.

Chris Baxter was airlifted to hospital after the cherry picker he was working in toppled over. A judge