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The RHS photographic competition winners 2014 have been announced.

Matin d'hiver embrumé au Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne by Alain Jouno

French photographer Alain Jouno has been named RHS Photographer of the Year for his evocative image of a fogg

The 1st round of the FA Cup recently made its debut on a 3G artificial pitch between Maidstone and Stevenage with synthetic surface maintenance specialists Replay Maintenance playing a key part in the historic game.

Following the Football Association’

Sherriff Amenity, the UK’s leading turf and amenity suppliers, has announced the appointment of a new amenity specialist, Matthew Le Brun. Matthew will be focusing on maintaining and growing business opportunities in Cambridgeshire and its surroundin

Complete Weed Control (CWC), the UK’s largest weed control contractor, will be at BTME 2015. Visitors to the Harrogate exhibition will be able to find out more about the specialist services on offer by visiting stand C48.

The company will once again b

M&G has commissioned award-winning landscape designer Jo Thompson to create a Sylvan themed garden retreat.

The M&G garden will feature a two-storey oak framed building inspired by the writing room of poet Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst Castle,

Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is appealing for more red squirrel adoptions, to help fund essential maintenance work on Brownsea Island and protect their habitat for another year.

The adoption scheme allows wildlife lovers to know they are directly help

SISIS will be launching the new Flexi400 at BTME 2015 on stand A5, where greenkeepers and turf managers will have the opportunity to see just how beneficial this new piece of equipment will be.

The new 4m wide Flexi400 is an interchangeable unit which

Dennis will again be exhibiting at BTME 2015 on stand A5 where turf professionals will be able to see a range of products from the innovative British manufacturer.

Dennis is an established worldwide brand with its machines fundamental to high profile

Bicester in Oxfordshire has been chosen as the site for the coalition's second new garden city, the government has confirmed.

Up to 13,000 new homes are due to be built on the edge of the town, as part of the coalition's plans to help deal with the U

As SALTEX begins a new era in 2015 with a new venue, a new date enhanced educational opportunities and the inclusion of the IOG’s annual Industry Awards, anticipation is already building with leading companies already confirming their attendance.

Both

Leading UK turf care and sports equipment suppliers Sherriff Amenity, has announced that it will once again be holding the BASIS Foundation Award in Amenity and Horticulture at BTME 2015. The company will also be showcasing a new online Turf Report a

Picking up the Christmas tree is a ritual of the season. It may not quite be a case of King Wenceslas trekking into the snowy woods, boots crunching on frozen ground to the distant strains of carols, but there is still a fizz of excitement about the

On Bobby’s arm is his story. Northern Ireland, Bosnia, the Gulf – the conflicts, uniforms and guns are etched on his flesh. “Sometimes I regret the tattoos,” he said, “they’re a reminder. But then I’m not likely to forget any time soon, am I?”

Bobby

A recent study by The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) showed that the average new family home had less than 100 square metres of floor space while it had 75 square metres of rear garden. As homes are getting smaller and gardens represent

The Marshalls north west regional awards were held at the Macron Stadium on Wednesday 26th November 2014 and we were privileged for the 5th year running to receive awards for our work carried out in the last 12 months

We received awards for :-


Best D

Souters Sports, one of the UK’s leading specialist sportsturf contractors, has announced that it will be exhibiting at the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) in Harrogate from 20th-22nd January 2015 on stand C2.

Renowned for providing sports grou

An exotic plant species previously unknown to science has been discovered growing in a hothouse in London’s famous Kew Gardens.

Botanists discovered the carnivorous pitcher plant – now named Nepenthes zygon – had been growing at Kew for almost a deca