The Met Office is helping the insurance industry understand its windstorm risk. The Insurance and Capital Markets Applied Science team at the Met Office has developed a suite of European windstorm products and services aimed at supporting reinsurers,
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Limagrain UK has announced the appointment of new amenity seed specialist Bruce Elliot. Bruce will be covering the southern area of the UK.
Bruce brings with him over 20 years of industry experience, predominantly in professional football where he has
"Why don't we go into the garden?"
(3 November 2014)
Our reseach into why care homes don't use their gardens more, even when designed to latest guidance, for people with dementia was at last completed last summer and our findings have now been complet
The British Crown Green Bowling Association’s (BCGBA) Champion of Champion’s event, held at Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool last month, had a playing surface fit for the country’s best players thanks to the help of a Dennis FT510 mower and range of interch
The number of mattresses in hedgerows, old sofas on road corners and other illegally-dumped rubbish rose by a fifth in England last year, marking the first increase in flytipping in years.
Government figures published on Thursday show that there are
The Landscape Institute and the Inter-Institutional Flooding Group have issued an open call for innovative and inspiring five minute films to demonstrate ideas on how to prevent flooding.
There has never been a more important time to address the cha
November is a great month to start thinking about the year ahead and is often considered as nature’s time to plant, due to moderate temperatures and rainfall.
It is the perfect time as it allows plants to root and acclimatize before the onset of summ
Limagrain UK, part of Group Limagrain, a plant breeder and fourth largest seed company in the world, has joined forces with Troop Aid; the UK’s only charity committed to providing injured soldiers with the essentials they need.
Sherriff Amenity has announced that it is launching some new additions to its popular fungicide packages. The new tank-mixes have been designed to combine fungicides, nutrients and adjuvants, helping to control major turf diseases including Microdoch
The theft of endangered and rare flowers has led botanical gardens to go to extreme measures to protect their plants, locking them down with cables and installing CCTV. But is this enough to preserve such species?
More and more people are taking to the internet to find and research products and services for their home.
The British Retail Consortium-Google Online Retail Monitor (ORM) claims that total search volumes for home and garden grew by 15% in the third
An oak said to have sheltered Robin Hood and his merry men, and a yew which spans an area the size of the Royal Albert Hall, are two of the finalists in the "Tree of the Year" competition.
Run by nature charity Woodland Trust, the contest's winner wi
A horticultural company has been fined after a worker died and three others were seriously injured in an explosion while emptying a pressurised tank used to heat greenhouses.
Peter James, aged 67 of Southmead Terrace, Crewkerne, died of head injuries
The continued dry weather in September saw garden centre customers investing in improving their outdoor spaces according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) results.
Hard landscaping sales were up 27.12% for the month as
The sand dunes of Northam Burrows are home to the water germander – found in only two other locations in England – and the sea stock, which only grows in a handful of other places.
The dunes are so important to these and a range of other plants that
This large-sized country house courtyard garden in Walkington near Beverley, East Yorkshire was designed during the Summer of 2010.
Prior to commencing my design, the garden was mainly laid to travertine limestone paving with sections of artificial la
Complete Weed Control, the UK’s leading specialist contract service for the eradication of all problem weeds, is pleased to announce that Jamie Onslow has completed the purchase of the West Midlands franchise area.
After starting his career with Compl
The historic Airfield House and Farm in Dundrum, Co. Dublin, has reopened to the public following its two year closure for redevelopment. The breath-taking 38 acre estate has been revamped at a cost of €11 million, boasting a new cafe, farm and visit
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for large areas I have a back pack Stihl BR800 this combo does me "
Generally have always used the Stihl kombi with the ( blower attachment ) as a dedicated blower .
It does play up so i take it to my repair guy who always manages to keep it going on…"
20yrs with a blower that's Impressive.
I haven't managed to find a local dealer for echo I'd prefer to have a look first than buy…"
Stihl blowers failing
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…
Read more…Making tax digital
Thought there might be some unaware of this. So briefly and I am not an accountant . As from 6th April 26 anyone who has income from self employment, rent from property etc or a combination that equates to a turnover of 50k or more (not profit) will…
Read more…Dedicated Garden Waste Collection/Garden Clearance Business
Hi all,A few quick questions for anyone running garden waste or clearance work:What vehicle setup works best for fast, one-person jobs?Do private firms use their own green waste bins, and how do you manage them?How do you deal with overfilled dumpy…
Read more…Robot mowers and rabbits
Ideas please..The garden I look after is mown by a couple of large very heavy robot mowers - they are generally my friends - they remove the bore of cutting the lawns which used to take 2 full days a fortnight with a large ride on and smaller…
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