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Every school in the UK will receive a pack of poppy seeds to mark the Centenary of the First World War, as part of an educational initiative by The Royal British Legion.

The aim of the project is to help young people understand the impact of conflict

A guide has been produced providing advice on boosting biodiversity around solar farms in the UK.

Developed by the BRE National Solar Centre (BRE NSC) the guide draws on the advice of a number of organisations including The National Trust, RSPB, Plan

Two documents have been made available by Defra providing updates on both tree health and plant biosecurity.

Tree health management plan
The tree health management plan sets out government’s approach to tree health in England which is in line with th

NEWS RELEASE SureSet, the UK’s leading manufacturer of resin bound surfacing materials, has launched another innovative product. TradePack™ has been designed with experienced self builders and tradesmen in mind.
SureSet’s Managing Director, Kevin We

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), has awarded almost £30,000 to support 28 Yorkshire organisations that were in need of a cash injection to allow their community projects to flourish.

Six groups will receive up to £5,000 to finance large project

Bunkers are a regular clubhouse talking point – often as a negative one – but leading supplier of golf course supplies Sherriff Amenity now offers something that will raise their profile favourably and be a useful course care aid - the Bunkerstamp.

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The Living Ash Project is asking members of the public to report information about the health of ash trees.

The project is especially interested in those that may have some tolerance to the disease that is threatening Britain’s second-most common bro

The Horticultural Trades Association has said that many garden centres reported record Easter trading days with plants and garden sundries sales particularly strong, along with catering.

Simon Fraser of Ben Reid Garden Centre in Aberdeen reported tha

Plant Heritage has announced the appointment of Sarah Quarterman as chief executive officer, following the departure of executive officer, Genevieve Melbourne Webb, in December.

Sarah joins the charity from Anaphylaxis Campaign where she was corporat

New shop

And here is looking back up from the riverside

View from the top of the ramp

Just moved 30 tons of soil etc from top to bottom garden over public footpath. Great view

Plant lovers can meet up with some nationally renowned local growers, see the best of their spring range and get some top growing tips at east Dorset’s first specialist nursery plant fair on 24 May.

Horticultural nurseries have flourished in the area

Kew Gardens will play host to a free conference that aims to look at how to support trees in the urban environment.

The Urban Forest Resilience Conference takes place on 4 June, 2014 from 10am to 4.30pm and aims to draw together research and expertis

So does placing broken bits of pottery in the bottom of patio pots to aid drainage help or hinder your plants?

Well, Which? Gardening has said the technique is a load of crock having carried out a series of controlled tests.

They used 40 ten litre po

Workplace falls and dangerous machines have been named as the two most common reasons for companies being prosecuted over health and safety breaches in the North West of England.

On average, 23 people are killed while at work in the North West every

GMB, the union for staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens, is calling for public support to save 120 jobs under threat at Kew Gardens, London and at Wakehurst Place, near Haywards Heath, Sussex due to government cuts.

In 1983, 90 per cent of Kew’s fundin

Five National Parks have today each received a share of £394,075 in funding from Defra for urgent repairs following the winter storms and flooding.

The recent storms caused damage to footpaths,bridleways, locks and bridges across five parks in Englan

Jockey Club Racecourses, operator of 15 leading UK racecourses, including those at Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs and Newmarket, has signed a three-year extension to their contract with sports and amenity turf and landscape supplier Sherriff Amenit