The increasing risks of new pests and diseases to London’s trees has been highlighted in a recent report.
The London Tree Officers Association (LTOA) has warned about the threats to the tree canopy and skyline of the capital in a biosecurity position
The Etesia and Pellenc brands have had monumental success over the past twelve months and in recognition of this achievement, dealers from across the UK gathered at the ‘Partners in Excellence’ awards.
Over 60 dealers made the trip to the Heart of Eng
The UK's first bus powered entirely by human and food waste has gone into service between Bristol and Bath.
The BBC reports: The 40-seat "Bio-Bus" runs on biomethane gas generated through the treatment of sewage and food waste.
The eco-friendly bus
Revealed: the garden bridge planned by Thomas Heatherwick and Joanna Lumley is not actually going to be open to all. Instead it will be a privately-managed tourist attraction likely to require advance booking.
The Guardian: London's garden bridge: th
After extensive trials, the Weed-IT spot treatment technology has been considered a great success in the push to find a means of reducing the consumption of herbicides on the UK railways.
Forward thinking managers from the industry commissioned the tr
Over recent years, professionals in the groundscare and amenity industry have turned to Sherriff Amenity’s GoGreen complexed iron range. The popular products have now been updated as a new formulation.
Renowned for delivering outstanding results, the
The Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars finished in style for the year at BP Llandarcy Bowls Club in South Wales; with demand for tickets resulting in an extra day’s seminar being required to cater for the overwhelming number of green
Gregor Campbell, an art teacher from Paisley in Scotland, is joining UK doctors this autumn to warn gardeners who have asthma or a weak immune system to be on alert for a deadly fungus that lurks in compost heaps and in piles of rotting leaves.
Exper
As a hideaway for those who robbed fat cats to feed the poor, it is perhaps no surprise that a 1,000-year-old oak in Sherwood Forest has won the popular vote for England’s tree of the year.
With a girth of ten metres concealing hollow hideaways in it
A man who admitted growing cannabis has been spared jail by a judge and will now go on to study horticulture.
Joseph Collins, 24, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to growing cannabis plants while at Falmouth University.
Judge Christopher Harvey Cl
Premiership football club Stoke City continues to see improvements at its 8-pitch Clayton Wood training complex, thanks to specialist contractor Souters Sports.
As part of an annual on-going renovation project carried out by Souters Sports, slit drain
Seppi - Italian specialists in manufacturing top quality forestry mulchers and mowers recently celebrated its 75th anniversary by hosting its biggest event in history for both dealers and distributors.
Held over two days, 150 dealers and distributors
Residents in the West Midlands are being urged to check the credentials of tree surgeons before going ahead with work after receiving reports of rogue traders in the Wyre Forest District area.
Wyre Forest District Council is advising residents to che
The November issue of the Horticultural Trades Association Market Update reveals that garden centre sales for September are up 15% on last year following a dry and warm month, which has encouraged consumers to continue to invest in their gardens.
The
Scientists have discovered a protein found in sugar beet that could be used as a blood substitute.
Haemoglobin is the protein that carries oxygen in blood and the team say plant and human versions are very similar.
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As predicted last month, the wet weather has arrived, although it’s still reasonably mild and grass on greens and pitches in general is still growing. But the 'auld enemy' is creeping in and showing her hand.
Even in strong swards moss has built up an
When an artificial turf pitch (ATP) reaches a certain age and is in need of repair, thoughts will naturally turn to resurfacing. However, as one Replay Maintenance’s clients recently discovered, not all surfaces are irreparable.
Additional usage can o
Marshalls' revenue for the ten months ended 31 October 2014 was up 18 per cent at £312 million (2013: £265 million). Marshalls says is is experiencing strong order intake and sales growth
In a bullish statement, Marshalls state that [if[ the positive
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I've had a definite increase in machinery failing, and lately I've had a rash of BG86 blowers failing due to carburettor wear- something I've never come across before. Has anyone else had issues like this? What hand-held blowers would people…
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